Claes Johansson
Claes Johansson
Beyond scarcity: Power, poverty and the global water crisis - Human Development Report (2006)
Posted on 02 Jun, 2009 02:32 PMThe Human Development Report 2006 rejects the view that the global water crisis is about absolute shortages of physical supply. It argues that the roots of the crisis in water can be traced to poverty, inequality and unequal power relationships, as well as flawed water management policies that exacerbate scarcity.