In the context of the current financial crisis, and at a time of deep global change, growing attention is paid to the global norms and ethical values that could underpin future global policy. Water is a key global resource. At the 3rd Marcelino Botin Foundation Water Workshop, held in Santander, Spain, June 12-14, 2007, the role of ethics in the de
Water Ethics discusses the role of ethics in the deep roots, values, and the potential commonalities of the global water policy. Experts from different cultural, geographic, and religious backgrounds discuss the different ethical points of view, not with the intention to reach a common declaration or moral blueprint, but to exchange ideas and enhance the debate on how ethical considerations can play a more significant and explicit role in water development and management. It sheds light on the ethical questions that increasingly affect decisions and policy making processes at all scales.