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What is Water Justice

Handbook of Research on Sustainable Development Goals, Climate Change, and Digitalization
Drought causes soil inefficiency and poverty. Not having access to clean water creates serious health problems. Water-based inequalities bring the issue of water justice to the agenda.
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The Role of Municipalities in Achieving Water Security: The Case of Turkey
Seda H. Bostancı (Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University, Turkey) and Seda Yıldırım (Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University, Turkey)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-8482-8.ch017
Abstract
The world has realized the fact that the limited resources can't be sustainable for a long time. Sustainable transformation is a key issue to save the current resources and natural environment for the next generation. 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) can help governments to focus on main issues to achieve a balance between social, environmental, and economic development. At this point, Goal 6 points out the importance of saving clean and safe freshwater resources. This chapter aims to present the link between municipalities and water security in Turkey. Turkey case was selected according to its risky position in the level of water stress. This study used recent reports and statistical data on environmental indicators related with freshwater resources and the implications of municipalities in Turkey. Environmental Indicators 2020 Report guided the authors to determine water indicators in Turkey. In addition, the available open access data from TURKSTAT is used to determine water supply services of municipalities.
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Developing Urgent Writing Pedagogies in Teacher Education: Portraits of Practice From an Inquiry Into Water Justice
Water justice is focused on supporting principles of fairness, equity, participation, and justice to address on-going global water crises.
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Tourism and Water: A Human Rights Perspective to Enhance Sustainable Tourism
Is seen as a set of actions, laws and regulations orchestrated to ensure the equal access to water for all citizens.
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