In this manual you will find that chapter 2 focuses on IWRM, providing some historical background to the concept, examining the definition and providing commentary on the definition in terms of how the concept has been applied in practice. Chapter 3 does the same for the HRBA, looking in detail at its origins, how it is applied and its strengths and weaknesses. Chapter 4 turns to water governance, asking what are “good water governance” normative principles and what are the various dimensions of water governance.

Chapter 5 looks first at the distinction between water rights and the right to water as the basic operating framework for this approach. Chapter 5 also deals with customary law and legal pluralism and how this relates to IWRM. Chapter 6 looks at the human rights to water and sanitation, highlighting the linkages between this right and the way in which IWRM can support its realization. Chapter 6 turns to the practical aspects of the manual, presenting a way in which an HRBA to IWRM can be approached in practice by linking the implementation cycle for IWRM to that of human rights. Chapter 7 treats customary arrangements for water allocation and legal pluralism. Chapter 8 provides a tool for implementing an HRBA to IWRM. Finally, Chapter 9 presents a range of tools that may be useful for facilitators of this manual in their training sessions.