Definition(s)
Abstraction, use, transfer of water, water ownership, water markets, tradeable water rights. Usually in the form of a permit, but water rights can have different sources such as custom (established use) or ownership of (riparian) land. (Source: FAOLEX)
Hierarchy
Broader: water resource
In other languages
French
droit à l’eau
Russian
право на обеспечение водой
Spanish
derecho al uso del agua
Chinese, Simplified
水权
Arabic
حق الاستفادة من المياه
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