▁sharing ▁and ▁fair ▁allocation ▁of ▁water ▁as ▁a ▁major ▁goal . ▁The ▁United ▁Nations ▁and ▁Mill en ni um ▁Development ▁Go als ▁opp ose ▁water ▁priv at ization ▁because ▁water ▁is ▁a ▁human ▁right ▁and ▁every ▁human ▁being ▁is ▁entitled ▁to ▁water ▁use . ▁Equ al ▁access ▁to ▁water ▁ent ails ▁that ▁no ▁individual ▁should ▁be ▁given ▁privile ge ▁over ▁the ▁other ▁at ▁the ▁absolute ▁basic ▁level . ▁The ▁sale ▁of ▁water ▁cannot ▁be ▁permitted ▁or ▁just ified ▁under ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁at ▁the ▁basic ▁level ▁because ▁water ▁is ▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁universal ▁human ▁right . ▁The ▁right ▁to ▁water ▁was ▁created ▁specifically ▁to ▁assist ▁poor ▁individuals ▁in ▁developing ▁countries ▁through ▁att aining ▁equ itable ▁access ▁to ▁water ▁to ▁prevent ▁ill ness ▁and ▁death . ▁Additionally , ▁water ▁rights ▁are ▁also ▁associated ▁with ▁protect ing ▁the ▁environment , ▁strength ening ▁the ▁economy ▁and ▁strength ening ▁the ▁water ▁delivery ▁system . ▁ ▁There ▁have ▁been ▁many ▁agre ements ▁set ▁in ▁place ▁to ▁try ▁and ▁avoid ▁inequality ▁and ▁conflict ▁with ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁water . ▁Still , ▁international ▁leaders ▁are ▁struggling ▁with ▁incorpor ating ▁bil ater al ▁and ▁mult il ater al ▁agre ements ▁to ▁ensure ▁efficient ▁and ▁fair ▁water ▁allocation . ▁For ▁instance , ▁there ▁are ▁approximately ▁ 2 7 5 ▁river ▁bas ins ▁and ▁ 2 7 0 ▁ground ▁water ▁aqu if ers ▁with ▁policies ▁that ▁manage ▁the ▁sharing ▁of ▁the ▁resource ▁by ▁two ▁or ▁more ▁nations . ▁Despite ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁policies ▁in ▁the ▁shared ▁management ▁of ▁water , ▁there ▁have ▁been