African governments signing away water rights for decades
A paper published today, November 24, 2011 by the International Institute for Environment and Development, warns that African governments are signing away water rights for decades, with insufficient regard for how this will affect millions of local users, including fishing, farming and pastoralist communities.
The UN General Assembly on Wednesday declared access to clean water and sanitation a ``human right'' in a resolution that more than 40 countries including the United States didn't support.