Conflicts, companies, human rights and water - A critical review of local corporate practices and global corporate initiatives
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report Mar 2012
Aut. David Hall & Emanuele Lobina
Ed. PSIRU - London
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Abstract:
Companies use a lot of water and their waste is a pollution risk. This brings them into conflict with many communities around the world, when companies capture scarce water resources or cause environmental damage. Corporate groups promote ideas such as shared risks, global water footprints, and water markets, which minimise the role of democratic politics. This contrasts sharply with the decision by the United Nations that access to water is a human right, and that human uses have priority. Companies are strongly averse to recognising rights which could limit their own economic interests. These conflicting ideologies reflect the material conflict over water resources, and different approaches to political processes.
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conflict (CI) (DT) (ET) , major risks (CI) (DT) (ET) , right to water (CI) (DT) (ET) , wastage (CI) (DT) (ET) , water pollution (CI) (DT) (ET) |
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Public Services International Research Unit - London - United Kingdom |
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