Political Science 2137 Lecture : 2013-02-05 Water.docx

• School: Western University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: Political Science 2137
• Professor: Cameron Harrington

Document Summary

Water is affected by everything, and water affects everything and everyone . Quote: this has to orient our approach to water. Water is one of the most important things to life in general. Human life, plant life, animal life, health of planet it all depends on water. How politics plays in: how we views it, how we manage it, how we potentially fight for it in the future. Water ethics and rights (human right to water) Water security: prospects for water wars, potential for water peace and water cooperation. Dominant paradigm by which international bodies have approached the idea of managing water sustainably. Water ethics and rights: human rights to water. One of the biggest and most complex issue when it comes to water. Whether or not we can and should call water a human right. Qur"an: by means of water, we give life to everything.