Kevin Watkins

Kevin Watkins
Beyond scarcity: Power, poverty and the global water crisis - Human Development Report (2006)
The Human Development Report 2006 looks at power, poverty and the global water crisis, an issue that profoundly influences human potential and progress towards the Millennium Development Goals.
Arunabha Ghosh
Cecilia Ugaz
Chiara Giamberardini
Claes Johansson
Daniel Coppard
Liliana Carvajal
Papa Seck
Ricardo Fuentes
Shahin Yaqub
United Nations Development Programme
Posted on 02 Jun, 2009 02:32 PM

The 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. 
Human Development Report 2006 - United Nations Development Programme
The scarcity at the heart of the global water crisis is rooted in power, poverty and inequality, not in physical availability
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Posted on 29 May, 2009 11:23 AM

The human development report for the year 2006 published by the United Nations Development Programme focuses on water and sanitation and is divided into the following chapters:
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