1. Some cultural traditional approaches on water ethics -- 2. Some ethical aspects of new water management -- 3. Water as a human right and as an economic resource -- 4. Water and poverty : is there a link? -- 5. Ethics of groundwater use -- 6. Ethics of water ownership and management -- 7. Corruption, transparency and participation in the water sector -- 8. Ethical aspects of unforeseen and extreme events management : floods and droughts.