The human right to water

Water Policy

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 487-503

  Gleick, Peter H ^a  

^a Pacific Institute for Studies in Development   (United States)

Author keywords

Basic water requirement; Fresh water; Human rights; International law; State practice

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001400999     PISSN: 13667017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1366-7017(99)00008-2     Document Type: Article

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