Water grabbing involves the distribution of
water resources
Water resources are natural resources of water that are potentially useful for humans, for example as a source of drinking water supply or irrigation water. These resources can be either Fresh water, freshwater from natural sources, or water produ ...
in a way that leaves one or more parties feeling the distribution is less equitable.
It also can have
damaging environmental effects as watersheds are made unsustainable by
overuse of limited water.
See also
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Green grabbing
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Land grabbing
Land grabbing is the large-scale acquisition of land through buying or leasing of large pieces of land by domestic and Multinational corporation, transnational companies, governments, and individuals.
While used broadly throughout history, land g ...
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Land rights
Land law is the form of law that deals with the rights to use, alienate, or exclude others from land. In many jurisdictions, these kinds of property are referred to as real estate or real property, as distinct from personal property. Land use ...
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Nestlé
Nestlé S.A. ( ) is a Swiss multinational food and drink processing conglomerate corporation headquartered in Vevey, Switzerland. It has been the largest publicly held food company in the world, measured by revenue and other metrics, since 20 ...
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Water privatisation
References
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External links
* Franco, J and Kay, S.(2012
The Global Water Grab: A primerTransnational Institute, the Netherlands
Water and politics