Format:
253 Seiten
,
23 cm
ISBN:
9781137504227
Content:
"Examines the foremost human rights issue of the twenty-first century: clean drinking water. Dynamic and vital water issues are explored in nine countries: Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. 800 million people today have no clean water sources. This number will soar to over two billion by 2050 because of pollution, surging population in the developing world, and climate change, which will accelerate drought, flooding, and disease. The global community has a historic and epic task to establish innovative and sustainable practices at both the international and village level to safeguard the precious human right to water for billions of citizens"--
Content:
Myanmar : resolving water insecurity and poverty -- Cambodia : a rural water crisis -- India : drought, climae change, and poverty -- Indonesia : one of the most polluted countries in the world -- Laos : the poorest country in Asia -- Peoples Republic of China : confronting catastrophic drought and pollution -- The Philippines : devastated by climate change -- Thailand : a struggle against climate-change flooding -- Vietnam : a struggle against climate-change drought -- Conclusion : innovation and water security
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-247) and index
,
Burma/MyanmarCambodia -- India -- Indonesia -- Laos -- Peoples Republic of China -- The Philippines -- Thailand -- Vietnam.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781137504241
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781137504234
Language:
English
Subjects:
Economics
Keywords:
Wasserversorgung
;
Trinkwasser
;
Wasserrecht
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