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Water as a human right for the Middle East and North Africa /
Access to safe drinking water and proper sanitation is essential for human survival and for maintenance of a decent quality of life. Currently, more than a billion people do not have access to safe drinking water and more than 2 billion people lack proper sanitation. In 1992, the United Nations proc...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Routledge,
2008.
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| Colección: | Routledge studies in the growth economies of Asia.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Access to safe drinking water and proper sanitation is essential for human survival and for maintenance of a decent quality of life. Currently, more than a billion people do not have access to safe drinking water and more than 2 billion people lack proper sanitation. In 1992, the United Nations proclaimed that water should be considered to be a human right. This position, however, has not been accepted by many developed and developing countries. This book systematically and comprehensively analyses the legal development of the concept of water as a human right:. Implications for national gover. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (ix, 191 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781552503805 1552503801 |