Water Ethical Principle

Some sets of ethical principles have been proposed for water ethics (Groenfeldt 2013). The UNESCO (2011, pp. 18ff) unfolds the normative dimension of water ethics along with a number of principles stemming partially from the law and partially from ethics:
Principle of human dignity and the right to water
Principle of equity in availability and applicability of water
Principle of eco-centric ethics
Principle of vicinity
Principle of frugality
Principle of transaction
Principle of multiple and beneficial uses of water
Principle of mandatory application of quantity and quality measures
Principle of compensation and user pays
Principle of polluter pays
Principle of participation
Principle of equitable and reasonable utilization

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