Global 2000's alarming statements about the future state of the world's water resources are inconsistent with - in face, are completely opposed to - the report's own analysis of what can be reasonably said about these resources. Since the materials on water represent such a clear example of the...

In order to make reference to environmental governance, in which global civil society plays a key role, four key concepts are defined: civil society, networks, environmental governance, and geopolitics. Secondly, the concept of water as much more than a service, and indeed a right, is presented...