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The right to water and water rights in a changing world


In the face of global changes, what role can law play in safeguarding basic needs and rights, including that of water? CPWC co-organizes a symposium on the International Day of Peace, 22 September 2010, in Delft.

Can law be more effectively mobilized to better protect vulnerable communities against droughts, floods and other climate related disasters? In so doing, to what extend can it contribute to world peace? As laws tend to be rigid, how can they play a more progressive role in a rapidly changing world? Currently water management is stepping away from the idea of stationarity – but what about legal issues? Are they set in stone?

More information at the website of the Netherlands National Committee IHP-HWRP.