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Water ethics : principles and guidelines

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Girardin, Benoît
Workshop for Water Ethics (W4W)
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water ethics
environmental ethics
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Environmental ethics
Resources ethics
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Environmental Ethics
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Some would say that ethical perspectives on water management are not important or that they do not bring any added value. This text on water ethics claims the opposite; it brings ethical values and principles to bear on current water issues to provide solutions that improve the chances of positive outcomes for all concerned. Ethical concerns come into play in, for example, managing the availability of water and its market value, as a question of economic ethics and of fair access; technical innovation in relation to extraction, treatment and delivery of water includes innovation ethics; managing water conflicts is key for peace ethics; regulating and managing water needs political ethics; and dealing with religious traditions and beliefs about water cannot be done without religious ethics. The text, authored by an international group of experts and approved by the Globethics.net Board of Foundation, shows how ethical values can facilitate the handling of issues and conflicts related to water in an effective, sustainable and inclusive manner. As such the text is a contribution to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 6 to ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all.
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The formulation of the Water Ethics: Principles and Guidelines was submitted to Globethics.net by a Geneva based Association, Workshop for Water Ethics (W4W), under the conceptual and editorial guidance of Dr Benoit GIRARDIN. The Principles and Guidelines have been circulated to Globethics.net partners and members as a discussion paper. The present text has been significantly enriched by the comments that were submitted by experts in the field. Particular thanks are due to W4W members (Dr Evelyne Fiechter-Widemann, Dr Gary Vachicouras, Dr Annie Balet, Dr Laurence-Isaline Stahl Graetsch and Dr Christoph Stuecki), Dr Ignace Haaz, Prof. Emmanuel Ansah, Prof. Susan Lea Smith, Prof. Christoph Stückelberger, the Ecumenical Water Network, Mr Richard Helmer (former World Health Organization employee in the environmental health department), Bread for the World, Waterpreneurs, the International Committee of the Red Cross and the Commonwealth of Learning as well as others. The final consolidation of the text was then entrusted to the initial authors. The text was approved by the Globethics.net Board of Foundation in August 2019.
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2019
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9782889313136
9782889313129
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10.58863/20.500.12424/237
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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
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