▁and ▁water ▁poll ution . ▁ ▁Colorado ▁River ▁bas in ▁▁ ▁The ▁Colorado ▁River ▁bas in ▁is ▁trans bound ary ▁bas in ▁shared ▁between ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁Mexico . ▁However ▁at ▁the ▁sub n ational ▁level ▁within ▁United ▁States , ▁the ▁bas in ▁is ▁shared ▁between ▁Colorado , ▁Ut ah , ▁Arizona , ▁Nev ada ▁and ▁California . ▁The ▁Colorado ▁River ▁Bas in ▁demonstr ates ▁inter g overn ment al ▁conflict ▁over ▁the ▁aut onomy ▁of ▁water ▁politics . ▁Inter g overn ment al ▁water ▁politics ▁has ▁many ▁actors ▁such ▁as ▁private ▁organizations ▁and ▁interest ▁groups . ▁Co operation ▁in ▁sub n ational ▁water ▁politics ▁can ▁result ▁in ▁economic ▁benefits ▁through ▁shared ▁costs ▁and ▁risk ▁for ▁infrastr ucture . ▁In ▁addition , ▁efficient ▁water ▁polit ic ▁management ▁results ▁in ▁prof itable ▁alloc ations ▁of ▁water ▁that ▁can ▁sust ain ▁ir rig ation ▁and ▁the ▁agricult ural ▁sector . ▁ ▁Human ▁Rights ▁ ▁Water ▁is ▁an ▁absolute ▁necessity ▁in ▁human ▁sust ain ability ▁and ▁human ▁surv ival . ▁There ▁is ▁no ▁human ▁activity ▁that ▁can ▁be ▁sust ained ▁without ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁water ▁whether ▁it ▁be ▁at ▁a ▁direct ▁or ▁indirect ▁level . ▁The ▁United ▁Nations ▁declared ▁access ▁to ▁water ▁as ▁a ▁fundamental ▁basic ▁human ▁right ▁under ▁articles ▁ 1 1 ▁and ▁ 1 2 ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁C oven ant , ▁which ▁ident ifies ▁and ▁protect s ▁rights ▁at ▁an ▁international ▁level . ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁Mill en ni um ▁Development ▁Go als ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁includes ▁the