Water-related diseases are a major health burden for populations, especially the poor. Meeting global aspirations for poverty reduction will require addressing the global water and sanitation challenge. This discussion paper provides an overview of the poverty-related impacts of inadequate water...

Introduction -- The Brief History of Development and Sustainable Development -- Towards an Alternative to Development: The Growing Legitimacy of Post-Development -- Sustaining the 'Good Life': Buen Vivir as an Alternative to Sustainable Development -- Understandings of Buen Vivir in Ecuador's...