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An international water convention is needed: 1. To establish the right to water for all people in a binding manner. 2. To guarantee the right to water for coming generations. 3. To protect water as a public good belonging to mankind. 4. To declare as a core task of governments that of guaranteeing the right to water, and making nation-States and their authorities responsible for the respect, protection and fulfilment of the right to water. 5. To prevent water from being privatised and degraded to a tradable good. 6. To ensure that the human right to water takes precedence over international trade law (e.g. WTO). 7. To place springs, groundwater, rivers and lakes under the comprehensive protection of international law. 8. To guarantee women's water-related rights as human rights. 9. To protect the local and national water rights of indigenous peoples under international law. 10. To enshrine traditional water culture and local water rights (e.g. of nomads) in nationallaw. 11. To ensure that the people have a democratic say in determining and deciding national and local water strategies. 13. To provide all people both internationally and domestically with effective judicial remedies for demanding fulfilment of the right to water. | Water is Essential for Life (A) | The Swiss Coalition | | Return Home | About Us | What's New | Current Focus | Articles | Great Links | Email Form | |
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