Water legislations of any country that have to regulate relations in the field of water resources management and their use by people and society are, as a rule, based on the following requirements of social ethics: fair rights at common water use, equitable water-sharing among water users, establishing of true priorities in the process of water use etc. It is quite natural that in those cases when water deficit grows the some provisions of the water laws become stricter or new provisions are adopted together with improving the mechanism of their realization (record-keeping and control, water charge, economic and administrative sanctions, etc.). Successful operation of such a mechanism mainly depends on the conscious attitude of water users, the population, and this aspect refers to the field of morality.

Monographs and brochures

Aureli A., Brelet C. - Water and Ethics: Women and Water - An Ethical Issue (2004) 

Appelgren B. - Water and Ethics: Water in Agriculture (2004) 

Acreman M. - Water and Ethics: Water and Ecology (2004) 

Asmal K. - Water and Ethics: Water in Civil Society (2004) 

Barraque B. - Water and Ethics: Institutional Issues (2004) 

Delli Priscoli J., Dooge J., Llamas R. - Water and Ethics: Overview (2004) 

Kadyrov A. - Water and Ethics (Thoughts of Professional and Citizen) (2005) 

Porto M. - Water and Ethics: Human Health and Sanitation (2004) 

Trondalen J. M., Munasinghe M. - Water and Ethics: Ethics and Water Resources Conflicts (2004) 

Papers

Kreamer D.K. - Hydrophilanthropy and Education (2010) 

Postel S. - The Missing Piece: A Water Ethic (2008) 

Ziganshina D. - Rethinking the Concept of the Human Right to Water, Proceedings from the Symposium: Common Grounds, Common Waters: Toward a Water Ethic (2008)