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==Introduction== | |||
Why is water so important to us? Why is water so important? Firstly, it is one of the fundamental requirements for human physical survival along with oxygen, food, shelter and sleep. It is one of the basic human rights guaranteed by the United Nations. According to the UN Human Rights Council, ''"the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation is derived from the right to an adequate standard of living and inextricably related to the right to the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, as well as the right to life and human dignity".''<ref>Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights: The Right to Water and Sanitation Toolkit [online] [cit 1.11.2013] http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/ESCR/Pages/Water.aspx</ref> | |||
The human body is composed mainly of water: about 75 to 80% of babies to between 50 and 65% of adults, while our brains are composed of up to 85% water. “Water in the Body” http://www.chemcraft.net/wbody.html | |||
==Resources== | ==Resources== | ||
===Documentary Films=== | ===Documentary Films=== | ||
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*Srinivasan, V., et al. "The nature and causes of the global water crisis: Syndromes from a meta‐analysis of coupled human‐water studies." Water Resources Research 48.10 (2012). | *Srinivasan, V., et al. "The nature and causes of the global water crisis: Syndromes from a meta‐analysis of coupled human‐water studies." Water Resources Research 48.10 (2012). | ||
*Zeitoun, Mark, et al. "Water demand management in Yemen and Jordan: addressing power and interests." The Geographical Journal 178.1 (2012): 54-66. | *Zeitoun, Mark, et al. "Water demand management in Yemen and Jordan: addressing power and interests." The Geographical Journal 178.1 (2012): 54-66. | ||
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