Vol 10, No 1 (2003)

Table of Contents

Editorial

Water, Human Rights and Governance: Issues, Debates and Perspectives
Marcus Moench, Ajaya Dixit, Elisabeth Caspari 1-9

The Starting Point

Ethical Considerations in Water Management Systems Abstract
M. Ramon Llamas 13-27
Human Rights, Ethics and Governance the Work of the World Humanity Action Trust Abstract
Jack Jeffery 29-36
Which Rights are Right? Water Rights, Culture, and Underlying Values Abstract
Rajendra Pradhan, Ruth Meinzen-Dick 37-61
Water, Human Rights and Legal Pluralism Abstract
Franz Von Benda-Beckmann, Keebet Von Benda-Beckmann 63-76
Transnational Led Privatisation and the New Regime for the Global Governance of Water Abstract
Shiney Varghese 77-105
Geopolitics of Water: From ‘Security’ to Sustainability Abstract
Eva Saroch 107-114

Human Rights to Water-Thirst and Sanitation

The Human Right to Water Abstract
Peter H. Gleick 117-125
A Human Rights Approach to Development: Some Practical Implications for Water Aid’s Work Abstract
Julia Hausermann 127-149

Diverse Perspectives

Water and Rights: Some Partial Perspectives Abstract
Ramaswamy R. IIyer 153-163
Searching for Balance: Water Rights, Human Rights and Water Ethics Abstract
Marcus Moench 165-183
Water, Human Rights and Governance in the Middle East: An Essay Illustrated by Conflicts over Water Between Israelis and Palestinians Abstract
David B. Brooks 185-195
Water, Human Rights, and Economic Instruments the Islamic Perspective Abstract
Naser I. Faruqui 197-214
Water in Hinduism: Continuities and Disjunctures Between Scriptural Canons and Local Traditions in Nepal Abstract
Sudhindra Sharma 215-247

Justice Denied

People, Power and Rivers: Experiences from the Damodar River, India Abstract
Kuntala Lahiri-Dutt 251-267
Counter Narrative of Irrigation Management: The Case of Pakistan Abstract
Mushtaq Gadi 269-276
Life Within the Kosi Embankments Abstract
Dinesh Kumar Mishra 277-301
Development Implications of Arsenic in Drinking Water in Bangladesh Abstract
Sharmeen Murshid 303-311
Ravaged Ecology, Cruel Displacement, Impoverished Livelihoods Abstract
Muhammad Naumen 313-318

Governance Examples

Decentralisation for Development Abstract
Bihari Krishna Shrestha 321-326
Farmer-Managed Irrigation Systems (FMIS): A Mode of Water Governance Abstract
Prachanda Pradhan 327-335
The Efficacy of User Committees in the Sustainable Management of Micro-Drinking Water Systems Abstract
P. Durgaprasad, S. Srinivasan 337-348
Water Resources in Nigeria: Rights, Accesibility, Allocation and Management Abstract
Winters O. Negbenebor 349-360
The Impact of Institutional Reforms in Water Management on the Poor in Pakistan Abstract
Saadia Iqbal 361-367
Community Management of Water: the Case of Umbeluzi Basin, Mozambique Abstract
Eduardo Chilundo, Joel Das Neves Tembe 369-378
Crafting a Common Patrimony out of the Trans-Appropriative Nature of Water Resources Abstract
Emmanuel Bon 379-390
The Water Resources of an Island State (Jamaica): Issues Related: to Allocation, Accessibility, Management and Human Rights Abstract
Belal Ahmed 391-408
Irrigation Projects and the Egyptian Bedouin Abstract
Nabil M. El-Khodari 409-419


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