{{Short description|Type of Grab distribution}} '''Water grabbing''' involves the distribution of water resources in a way that leaves one or more parties feeling the distribution is less equitable.
It also can have damaging environmental effects as watersheds are made unsustainable by overuse of limited water.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Franco|first=Jennifer|title=Water Grabbing? Focus on the (Re)appropriation of Finite Water Resources |journal=Water Alternatives |url=http://www.water-alternatives.org/index.php/volume5/v5issue2/165-a5-2-1 |date=March 2012<!--|date=June 2012-->|author2=Lyla Mehta|author3=Gert Jan Veldwisch}}</ref>
== See also == *Green grabbing *Land grabbing *Land rights *Nestlé *Water privatisation
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== External links == * Franco, J and Kay, S.(2012) [http://www.tni.org/primer/global-water-grab-primer The Global Water Grab: A primer] Transnational Institute, the Netherlands
Category:Water and politics