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Scientists have long been searching for a unified field theory-one answer to all of the questions about the physical universe. In Just Add Water: Solving the World's Problems Using Its Most Precious Resource, I take a similar approach to social policy questions. What if we could find a unified social policy theory-the answer to every question, from how to prevent war to how to promote gender equality? Nearly all of our most serious global challenges are complex, multifaceted "wicked problems." But perhaps the first step in solving wicked problems as seemingly distinct as racism and disease epidemics is the same: reform our laws, policies, and priorities to achieve global water security.

Intro -- Contents -- Inter-State Water Law in the United States of America What Lessons for International Water Law? -- Abstract -- Keywords -- Introduction -- I Comparing Inter-State and International Water Law -- A Equitable Apportionment and Reasonable and Equitable Utilization -- B Congressional Apportionment and Framework Treaties -- C Inter-State Compacts and Regional Treaties -- II Positive Inter-State Lessons for International Water Law -- A Considering Commonly-held Water Law Principles -- B Reliance on Water Masters to Facilitate Negotiation -- C Incentives for Artificial Groundwater Recharge -- D Recognition of Indigenous Peoples' Water Rights -- III Negative Inter-State Lessons for International Water Law -- A Problem of Bifurcated Water Rights Regimes -- B Characterizing Water as an Article of Commerce -- C Accurate Data and Modelling in Water Rights Allocations -- D Inappropriate Empowerment of Inter-State Water Commissions -- Conclusion -- List of References.

In the ten years since the UN General Assembly recognized an international human right to water, that right has remained largely unenforceable in both international and domestic law and efforts to implement it have proven mostly ineffective or even counterproductive. The UN General Assembly's Declaration in 2010 could have catalyzed progress in achieving the UN's Sustainable Development Goals aimed at improving access to water and sanitation. Nevertheless, scholars, activists, and practitioners can reimagine the international human right to water as a civil and political right, rather than as a substantive guarantee of water, in ways that would make the implementation of the human right to water more sustainable, equitable, and enforceable. ; En los diez años transcurridos desde que la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas reconoció como derecho humano al agua, el mismo ha permanecido en gran parte inaplicable y los esfuerzos para implementarlo han resultado en su mayoría ineficaces o incluso contraproducentes. No obstante, académicos, activistas y profesionales pueden volver a imaginar el derecho humano internacional al agua como un derecho civil y político, en lugar de una garantía sustantiva al agua, de manera que la implementación del derecho humano al agua sea más sostenible, equitativo y ejecutable.

"Elgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary. This timely Research Agenda provides imaginative solutions to existing and emerging challenges for the study, application, and development of water law. It argues for a dynamic approach to water law, anticipating how water and its relationship to humanity will shift due to climate change, modern societal norms and values, and technological innovation. Bringing together leading experts and rising new voices, this Research Agenda analyses local, national, and international water law. It explores the pressing issues of today and tomorrow, and identifies areas for further research to ensure legal regimes can respond to future challenges for water provision. Contributors consider the legal personhood of rivers, water quality, international basins, water markets, and the role of indigenous groups in water management. Ultimately, this Research Agenda provides a portfolio of options for responding to the uncertain natural, social, and political future of water. Providing a cutting-edge overview of the challenges facing water law locally, nationally, and internationally, A Research Agenda for Water Law will be a valuable resource for scholars of water law, environmental law, and public international law. It will also be essential reading for policy-makers seeking to build future-facing water law regimes"--