Water Resource Management and the Law Author Hollo E.J. Date 2017 Source IUCN (ID: MON-093249) Publisher | Place of publication Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd | Cheltenham, United Kingdom ISBN 978-1-78536-982-7 Pages 432 p. Document type Monography/book Language English Field of application International Subject Water Keyword Human rights Transboundary effects Governance Access right Freshwater resources management Abstract Scarcity of water, floods and erosion caused by climate change have made the management of water resources a challenge to national and international actors worldwide. States have also initiated water projects to improve social welfare, often with significant impacts on the environment. This book combines close analysis of the legal structures of water rights with consideration of the modes of water management projects to illustrate current water-related problems in terms of practical solutions in a global context. Full text MON-093249TOC.pdf DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781785369834