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Water

Virtual Versus Real Water Transfers Within China, May 2006.
By Jing Ma, Arjen Y. Hoekstra, Hao Wang, Ashok K. Chapagain and DAngxian Wang in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, Vol. 361 No. 1469.

Why the GATS is an Inadequate Framework for Water Services, March 2006.
By Shiney Varghese, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy.

Water and Agriculture: Sustainability, Markets, and Policies, 2006
By the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development

Water Rights Reform: Lessons for Institutional Design, 2005
Edited by Bryan Randolph Bruns, Claudia Ringler, and Ruth Meinzen-Dick, IFPRI

Saving Water Through Global Trade, September 2005.
By A.K. Chapagain, A.Y. Hoekstra and H.H.G. Savenije, UNESCO Institute for Water Education.

The consequences of water privatisation: a strain on the poor, 2005
By ActionAid International

The Water Footprint Of Cotton Consumption, 2005.
By A.K. Chapagain, A.Y. Hoekstra, H.H.G. Savenije and R. Gautam.

Globalisation of water resources: international virtual water flows in relation to crop trade, 2005.
By A.Y. Hoekstra and P.Q. Hung.

Does International Cereal Trade Save Water? The Impact of Virtual Water Trade on Global Water Use, 2004.
By Charlotte de Fraiture, Ximing Cai, Upali Amarasinghe, Mark Rosegrant and David Molden, the Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture.

Les Accords Sur L'investissement Et Les Services Et La Gestion De L'eau Dans Les Pays En Developpement, November 2004.
By Marc Paquin, Karel Mayrand, Irène Artru and Jean-Frédéric Morin, le Centre international Unisféra.

Water Uses and the Protection of Water Bodies, Steering Mechanisms of Environmental Policy, 2004.
By Peter Kessler, Ecologic.

Reclaiming Public Water! Participatory Alternatives to Privatization, October 2004.
By the Transnational Institute.

Water Markets May Prove The Way To Stave Off Water Wars, August 2004.
By Roger Bate.

Investing in Water for Food, Ecosystems and Livelihoods , August 2004.
By David Molden and Charlotte de Fraiture.

Water- More Nutrition Per Drop: Towards Sustainable Food Production And Consumption Patters In A Rapidly Changing World , August 2004.
Produced by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI).

GATS, Water and the Environment: Implications of the General Agreement on Trade in Services for Water Resources, October 2004.
By the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) and WWF.

GATS, Water Services and Policy Options: Ensuring Access To Water And Sanitation: The Trade Dimension, April 2004.
By Michelle Swenarchuk, Canadian Environmental Law Association.

Virtual Water Trade - Conscious Choices (e-conference synthesis), March 2004.
Edited by the World Water Council.

Gender, Water and Trade, August 2003.
By Melissa Whited, International Gender and Trade Network (IGTN).

Going with the Flow: How International Trade, Finance and Investment Regimes Affect the Provision of Water to the Poor, July 2003.
Presented at the Cancun Ministerial in September 2003.

Groundwater and its susceptibility to degradation: a global assessment of the problem and options for management, 2003.
By the UK Department for International Development (DFID) and the Belgian Development Corporation (DGDC).

Voices on Virtual Water, 2003.
By the World Water Council.

Moving Water, 2003.
By the World Conservation No 1 (2003).

Water For Sustainable Development: A Sustainable Development Network Briefing Paper, March 2003.
By Kendra Okonski, Sustainable Development Network.

Water And Sanitation In the World's Cities: Local Action For Global Goals, March 2003.
By UN-Habitat.

Water And The Least Developed Countries, February 2003.
By Saleemul Huq, Hannah Reid and Laurel Murray (IIED).

Virtual Water Trade: A Quantification Of Virtual Water Flows Between Nations In Relation To International Crop Trade, September 2002.
By A.Y. Hoekstra and P.Q. Hung, UNESCO-IHE.

Blue Gold: The Battle Against Corporate Theft Of The World's Water, 2002.
By Maude Barlow and Tony Clarke.

Clean Water, Safe Sanitation: An Agenda For The Kyoto World Water Forum And Beyond.
Edited by David Mepham (IPPR).

Drawers Of Water, 2001.
By John Thompson, Ina T. Porras, James K. Tumwine, Mark R. Mujwahuzi, Munguit Katui-Katua, Nick Johnstone, and Libby Wood (IIED).

Tradable Water In GATT/WTO Law: Need For New Legal Frameworks? August 2001.
By Katsumi Matsuoka.

United Nations Internet Atlas Of The Oceans.
By the United Nations in affiliation with the National Geographic Society, the Census of Marine Life and the Food and Agriculture Organization.

A Conservation Ethic For Water and Trade: A Case Study On The Great Lakes & Trade Policy, November 1999.
Presented at the Seattle Ministerial Conference. By Tim Eder, D.J. Caldwell and Wendy Steinhacker, National Wildlife Federation.

'Virtual Water': A Long Term Solution For Water Short Middle Eastern Economies?, 1997.
By Professor Tony Allen, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London