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Water as a human right?

… to ensure that no person may be deprived of enough, good-quality water to satisfy basic needs 24 Global problems need … Art. 25 proclaims “[e]veryone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of … 2: “The natural resources of the earth including the air, water, land, flora and fauna and especially …
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Governance of Shared Waters - Legal and Institutional Issues

… instru- ments should be focused on preserving the overall quality of water and securing the abundance of environmental … some forests are, or just like types of migratory species, air masses, electromagnetic waves or oil and gas deposits … ciples. One of these principles determines that the latter standard revokes the previous standard, i.e. it takes …
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Law for water management: a guide to concepts and effective approaches

… WATER IV. CONCLUSIONS REFERENCES 6. WATER RESOURCE QUALITY I. WATER QUALITY II. WATER POLLUTION III. WATER … food. Increasing wealth with its concomitant rise in the standard of living in certain regions puts pressure on water … and commercial establishments also require water for their air conditioning. Cooling accounts for up to 70 percent of …
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GEO yearbook 2003

… the future hold? Have we made progress in improving the quality of the air we breathe, and slowing the rate of biodiversity loss? … 99 million inhabitants, where the national air quality standard for fine particulate matter was violated. Within …
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International water governance: Conservation of freshwater ecosystems Vol. 1: International agreements compilation and analysis

… in water quantity but also by the alteration of its quality. Therefore, processes like pollution, the … the ecosystems of international watercourses. This standard covers not only quality but also quantity … Basin Ecosystem, which means the interacting components of air, land, water and living organisms, including humans, …
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Groundwater in international law: Compilation of treaties and other legal instruments

… United States of America and Canada on Great Lakes Water Quality, as Amended on October 16, 1983 [Toledo, 18 November … prevent or minimize such effects. [Omitted: Article 9 - Air] Chapter III - Conservation of ecological processes … a proper balance between resource development for a higher standard of living for their people and conservation and …
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Global Land Outlook

… planet should be being harnessed, the availability of good quality land is declining. As the American author Mark Twain … “One who neglects or disregards the existence of earth, air, fire, water and vegetation disregards his own existence … of tenure, economic development, and peace. As mentioned, standard approaches to formalizing land tenure, which focus …
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Sources of international water law

… indication or reference to freshwaters which meet the standard illustrated at the outset of this Foreword, or to a … and with as little reference as possible to the different quality of the merchandize, in order that a minute … effects on human health and safety, flora, fauna, soil, air, water, climate, landscape and historical monuments or …
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Rule: Reforming water governance

… resources legislation 50 3.3 Water allocation 54 3.4 Water quality protection 58 3.5 Incorporating conservation into … that the ‘right to sweet water and the right to free air, are attributes of the right to life, for these are the … water use do not require a permit. The law must detail the standard conditions of permits and licences, and itemize …
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Water-related conflict and security in Southern Africa: The SADC Protocol on shared watercourses

… and to knowledge generally. ix While convinced of the quality of all of the papers in the Review, the editors … papers which it was considered did not meet the required standard have been rejected; and many others accepted only … Mrema • threats posed by the pollution of various media (air, water, land and sea) from different point sources and …
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