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Climate Change and the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation Position Paper

… that climate change will increase water stress in already dry areas, and will undermine water quality in areas flooded … to water systems and infrastructure (as opposed to dry sanitation which is more climate resilient). It may also … to climate change, governments will limit settlement and farming in sensitive watersheds, which could in turn displace …
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Rights-based approaches - Exploring issues and opportunities for conservation

… contribute to undermining human rights (Large-scale shrimp farming threatens subsistence of coastal communities) Adapted … dunes. The Gran Chaco includes the largest expanses of dry tropical forest in the Neotropics, a biome that is facing … area in Bolivia, and contains the largest area of dry tropical forest under protection in the world. When …
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Water as a human right?

… in preserving the right to food. Water is essential for farming: almost 70% of all available freshwater is used for … and enjoyment of lake and river waters, for agricultural, farming, tourist or purposes of any other nature, that …
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Compendiums on Human Rights and the Environment - Selected International legal materials and cases (Advanced Version)

… it goes on to acknowledge that arid, semi-arid, and dry sub-human areas “are the habitat and source of livelihood … season, and turning to the Monchongoi Forest during the dry season. These sites are central to the community’s … quality and productivity of soil that communities use for farming, and contaminates water that people use for fishing, …
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