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

… such as domestic, agricultural and industrial water use. Groundwater levels of many aquifers around the world are in decline due to groundwater pumping surpassing groundwater recharge rates.51 Drinking water availability …
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Compendiums on Human Rights and the Environment - Selected International legal materials and cases (Advanced Version)

… sound management of transboundary surface waters and groundwater to prevent, control and reduce transboundary … to issue a permit. They pointed to health risks including groundwater contamination, and destruction of flora and … Ministry of Environment in 1993 showed that the soil and groundwater in the Baia Mare area was already heavily …
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The human right to water and sanitation

… of water (mismanagement and/or depletion of surface and groundwater resources); OBSERVING that agriculture and …
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Water as a human right?

… as nuclear desalination of sea water, drilling deep into groundwater aquifers – all of which have their own …
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Rights-based approaches - Exploring issues and opportunities for conservation

… rent land. Villagers depend mainly on three water sources: groundwater-agricultural wells, cisterns (rain water … to treat or dispose of sewage water. This increases groundwater pollution risks, and other sanitation and public … drip irrigation. They have a great deal of knowledge of groundwater and substantial skills in digging wells. However, …
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Judges and the rule of law. Creating the links: Environment, human rights and poverty

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Compendium of Good Practices on Human Rights and the Environment

… of the Government to take adequate measures to protect groundwater in approving a high-density urban development. …
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