Human Face of Water Security

David Devlaeminck is currently a PhD Candidate at China International Water Law (CIWL), School of Law, Xiamen University where he is researching the function and role of the principle of reciprocity in international water law. Prior to his PhD, David completed his Masters of Philosophy at McMaster University, Canada as well as the interdisciplinary Water Without Borders programme at UNU-INWEH, Canada. David is particularly interested in transdisciplinary work on water in areas including: international water law, conflict and cooperation, water security, human rights, humanitarian intervention and ethics. Zafar Adeel Dr. Zafar Adeel serves as the Executive Director of the Pacific Water Research Centre, and as Professor of Professional Practice, School of Resource and Environmental Management at Simon Fraser University. He has previously worked with United Nations University, including serving for ten years as the Director of UNU Institute for Water, Environment and Health in Hamilton, Ontario.  His research Interests include water security, the nexus of water, food and energy security, and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. He serves as the Series Editor for “Water Security in a New World” (Springer). Robert Sandford is the EPCOR Chair for Water and Climate Security at the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, which a separate UN institution located on the campus of McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

• Chapter 1: The Human Face of Water Insecurity.- Chapter 2: The Impact of Water Security on the Social Development Agenda.- Chapter 3: Water, Law and Equity.- Chapter 4: Water as a Human Right: Legal and Ethical Dimensions.- Chapter 5: Crime, Corruption, Terrorism and Beyond: A Typology of Water Crime.- Chapter 6: Water Security is Job Security.- Chapter 7: Water Seekers, Carriers and Keepers: The Global and Gender Divide.- Chapter 8: Public Health Dimensions of Water Insecurity.- Chapter 9: Going to the Well: Water as a Community Builder.- Chapter 10: Pathways to a Water Secure Community.