Importance Of Water Law

INTRODUCTION

‘Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s needs, but not every man’s greed’ – Mahatma Gandhi.

Water is becoming a serious concern across the globe. The nature and severity of the issue varies from place to place, but the factors driving are common to an extent. From the words of the United Nations Development Programme, water is the stuff of life and a basic human right. Therefore, water is an essential element for each and every human being – for life on earth and as a result for concern in law. Water law is made up of numerous elements, which includes human rights dimension, economic, environmental or agricultural aspects.

As long as water is abundant, there is no worry but as soon as it starts depleting water use becomes more complex as well as more crucial we are becoming more concerned about it. One of the most important concerns of water law is the development of principles concerning the access and control over water. Water is essential for human life and it is indirectly essential such as for the indispensable input for agriculture. The global demand for water is increasing day by day due to the population and economic growth. Thus water resources are becoming increasingly scarce due to their growing demand which have an effect on public policy at both national and international levels. Depletion of water resources have increased its economic value, growing competition and conflict among different water users, and increasing environmental impacts