A collaborative review of water resources management legal good practices in 16 countries This paper attempts to examine how countries can legislatively safeguard essential elements of the human right to water in worsening climate conditions, and what this means for service providers and businesses. Our Events HR2W will be hosting […]
Global Water Policy Report 2023
This year’s Global Water Policy Report was published in June 2023 with the collaborations of three of our Board Members, Mercedes Castro, Dhesigen Naidoo, and Dr. Olcay Ünver. Read a summary of the report as well as the letter awarding Dr. Olcay Ünver the IWRA Crystal Drop Award.
Water scarcity in Uruguay
The current droughts in Uruguay are creating huge problems for the government to guarantee access to drinkable water for their citizens, and respect the human right to water. On June 19, 2023, Uruguay declared its nation in a hydraulic emergency. They are facing the worst drought in 74 years, with […]
Data for Water-Related Disaster Risk Reduction
The Data for Water-Related Disaster Risk Reduction workshop was held on 13th July via zoom. It attracted around 60 participants from all regions of the world. This interactive event was the third and last of the AGUASAN Workshop e-learning journey, in preparation for the full-week workshop in Martigny this October. […]
The Right Path to the Mainstream
Human Right 2 Water member, Sri Purna Chandra Misra, with Dr. M R Seetharam, published The Right Path to the Mainstream: For Reaching the Unreached. This is a handbook on the Human Right to Water and Sanitation in India, including mechanisms for redressal. The book is a compilation of many […]
Citizen Science and Digitalisation for Water Quality Webinar
Thursday 29 of June, HR2W co-hosted a webinar with AGUASAN as part of their e-learning journey leading to a hybrid workshop in Martigny this October (9-13). The webinar showcased different methodologies and case studies for citizen science and the way it can help communities guarantee the human right to water […]
Masterclass Module5: Human Rights Indicators as a tool for realising SDG6
Module 5 of the Masterclass for Institutional Responsibility was held on Wednesday May 31st. The module was hosted by Dr. Pedi Obani who is the Associate Professor at the University of Bradford and our Expert Committee vice-chair. The lecture and the workshop focused on human rights indicators and how these […]
Masterclass Module 4: Stakeholder Engagement and Corporate Social Responsibility
“We need to think of our most vulnerable stakeholders, and we need to understand their views and concerns in an appropriate manner from the beginning” Module 4 of the Masterclass for Institutional Responsibility was held on Wednesday May 24th. The module was hosted by Michelle Hiestermann from the Presidential Climate […]
Masterclass Module2: HRWS and corporate due diligence for sustainability
The second module of the Masterclass for Institutional responsibility was held on may 10th and it focused on the human rights to water and sanitation, and corporate due diligence for sustainability. Dr. Pedi Obani, HR2W’s vice-chair of the Expert Committee, was in charge of this session. We had 168 people […]
Masterclass Module3: Situation Analysis from a HRBA
” In the HRBA, people and communities are recognized as having a key role to play in the realization of their rights”. Module 3 of the Masterclass for Institutional Responsibility was held on Wednesday May 17th. The lecture and workshop was facilitated by Raya Marina Stephan, an international water law […]
