tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15585808.post1021959661247802449..comments2024-03-28T03:55:46.577-07:00Comments on Have Fun • Do Good: Water is the Oil of the 21st Century: Take Action on World Water DayBritt Bravohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02134123127272499735noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15585808.post-17383445365422947052008-08-03T10:34:00.000-07:002008-08-03T10:34:00.000-07:00Hi Rose,Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this e...Hi Rose,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this extremely important issue.<BR/><BR/>You wrote,"Thirty water rights experts and river basin managers from 7 Asian countries pondered on this question together in a 3-day Workshop on Water Rights."<BR/><BR/>When and where was this?Britt Bravohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02134123127272499735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15585808.post-38345060843088763702008-07-19T19:05:00.000-07:002008-07-19T19:05:00.000-07:00Introducing water rights is a difficult process an...Introducing water rights is a difficult process and the question arises if such rights are really needed? Thirty water rights experts and river basin managers from 7 Asian countries pondered on this question together in a 3-day Workshop on Water Rights. They concluded that water rights are indeed necessary, but not across the board, and that there is much wisdom in the old saying “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” They argued that water rights could be introduced selectively in river basins or parts of basins that suffer serious water stress and agreed that when it comes to water rights, there is no one-size-fits-all solution.<BR/><BR/> Water rights are about providing security. The rural and urban poor need security of access to clean water and sanitation to satisfy their basic needs and live with dignity. Subsistence farmers need the security of water service for their livelihoods. Landowners seek security of water service to invest labor and money into developing their land. City dwellers need security of water supplies to maintain a more advanced lifestyle that inevitably involves higher consumption of water. And industrial and commercial users need a secure investment climate for their business development plans, and reliable water services are an integral part of their needs.<BR/><BR/>In countries without a water law that recognizes water rights, everyone has the same rights to water. In practice, this means that water users with more power, money, and influence find it easier to achieve water security than the poor. <BR/><BR/>I really enjoyed reading your post, <BR/>Cheers,<BR/>RosieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com