From the folks at UN Water.
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Here are the analytical brief (PDF or online flipbook) and a summary. Read more here.
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“The capacity of a population to safeguard sustainable access to adequate quantities of and acceptable quality water for sustaining livelihoods, human well-being, and socio-economic development, for ensuring protection against water-borne pollution and water-related disasters, and for preserving ecosystems in a climate of peace and political stability.” - Proposed definition of water security
Of what value is this definition that follows unless it contains some associated recognition that water is a right and not a privilege and we are need to endorse sustainable water protocols …
“The capacity of a population to safeguard sustainable access to adequate quantities of and acceptable quality water for sustaining livelihoods, human well-being, and socio-economic development, for ensuring protection against water-borne pollution and water-related disasters, and for preserving ecosystems in a climate of peace and political stability.” - Proposed definition of water security
Posted by: PAUL F MILLER | Sunday, 19 May 2013 at 07:08 PM