This book provides a fresh conceptualisation of water security, developing an operational methodology for identifying the four core elements of water security which must be addressed by international law: availability; access; adaptability; and ambit.
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Place: UK
Publication Year: 2015-03-23
Language: English
Number of Pages: 222
Edition: 1
Series: Earthscan Studies in Water Resource Management
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