Comments on: A Right, a Need, or an Economic Good? Debating our Relationship to Water http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/06/06/a-right-a-need-or-an-economic-good-debating-our-relationship-to-water/ Tapping experts in climate, geology, oceanography, ecology, sustainable development, global health, energy, food and water, State of the Planet captures stories of how the Earth works and how we can sustainably make our lives better. Fri, 17 May 2013 14:54:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: kevin http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/06/06/a-right-a-need-or-an-economic-good-debating-our-relationship-to-water/comment-page-1/#comment-21284 kevin Wed, 14 Sep 2011 19:56:03 +0000 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=15148#comment-21284 Maybe the best way for ensuring watter supply for all is with a partnership between governments and private companies.

]]> By: Eve Warburton http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/06/06/a-right-a-need-or-an-economic-good-debating-our-relationship-to-water/comment-page-1/#comment-17292 Eve Warburton Wed, 15 Jun 2011 19:43:49 +0000 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=15148#comment-17292 Thanks to those who commented on this first piece about the emergence of a human right to water – which was indeed intended as a brief overview.

Debates about private vs public control over water utilities, and the merits of public-private partnerships is certainly something that will come up at numerous points throughout this blog series. PPP have become a really important part of overseas government aid programs, and World Bank funded development projects that focus on water provision – so there is much to discuss in this regard.

I would like to thank the last post for providing links to their own work on this issue – very interesting. The idea that we need better water rights not a right to water is also a topic for an upcoming post, so I look forward to more feedback and commentary soon!

]]> By: David Zetland http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/06/06/a-right-a-need-or-an-economic-good-debating-our-relationship-to-water/comment-page-1/#comment-17235 David Zetland Sat, 11 Jun 2011 15:33:11 +0000 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=15148#comment-17235 Interesting overview but no analysis. Hopefully that will show up in the next blog posts. I hope that you have time to consider the following:

http://ssrn.com/abstract=1549570
http://www.aguanomics.com/search/label/human%20rights

These ideas are also summarized in my recent book (the end of abundance).

Cheers!

David
ps/General Comment #15 is a joke.

]]> By: Jackson Yeo http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/06/06/a-right-a-need-or-an-economic-good-debating-our-relationship-to-water/comment-page-1/#comment-17073 Jackson Yeo Tue, 07 Jun 2011 11:40:06 +0000 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=15148#comment-17073 Most enlightening.Looking forward to your next contribution.Thankyou.

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