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| Dellapenna, Joseph W.; Villanova University School of Law, Villanova, Pennsylvania, USA; dellapen@law.villanova.edu; Gupta, Joyeeta; University of Amsterdam, Netherlands; j.gupta@uva.nl; Li, Wenjing; Attorney, Beijing; Wenjing_li@ymail.com; Schmidt, Falk; Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies, Potsdam, Germany; falk.schmidt@iass-potsdam.de. |
| Global water problems are likely to increase in severity, rendering existing governance approaches unable to cope with the resulting problems. We inquire into the relationship between global water governance structures, particularly those involving the United Nations, and look at how those structures are likely to respond to and shape projected water futures. Building on story lines of possible water futures taken from existing scenarios, we discuss the functions to be performed by global water governance. We aim to open a discussion about four global water governance options and to introduce the constraints and possibilities for each option. We argue that the nature of the water problem calls for structural changes. However unfeasible these may appear... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Framework treaties; Global organization; Markets; Regulatory options; Water governance. |
| Ano: 2013 |
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