Watch the webinar here Find panellists’ slide presentations here: Jenny Grönwall, Dhesigen Naidoo, Diana Suhardiman, Themba Gumbo, Fabiola Tábora, Géraldine Gené Click here to read more about the Panellists Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) is a process which promotes the coordinated development and management of water, land and related resources […]
The Importance of a Human Rights Based Approach to IWRM
Webinar 2nd September 2020, 14:00h-15:30h CET (07:00h Mexico, 21:00h Malaysia) Click here to register in advance Click here to read more about our panellists. Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) is a process which promotes the coordinated development and management of water, land and related resources in order to maximise economic and […]
South African NHRI protects the right to dignity in toilet facilities
🇪🇸 Find this article in Spanish here. The South African NRHI received complaints indicating that toilets had been built without enclosures in two of their local communities: Makhaza and Rammulotsi. Upon further investigation, the NHRI ruled that the facilities violated the rights to dignity, privacy, and a clean and healthy […]
People First PPPs and a Human Rights-Based Approach for SDG 6
🇪🇸 Find this article in Spanish here. Watch the webinar here Find panellists’ ppt presentations here: Dr Anand Chiplunkar (HR2Water), Patricia Lopez (World Bank), Geoffrey Hamilton (UNECE), Irina Tsay (SOS Children’s Villages Int.) Understanding that the progress being made to achieve sustainable development goal 6 (SDG6) is not currently on track […]
10th Anniversary of Human Rights to Water and Sanitation
Dhesigen Naidoo of the Water Research Commission in South Africa hosts this interactive webinar to mark the 10th anniversary of the UN declaration to recognise the human rights to water and sanitation. Progress to reach SDG6 on water by 2030 is slow (UN-Water), and the last 10 % of people […]
“Para Todos, Por Siempre” Initiative brings Clean and Sustainable Water and Sanitation to Honduras
Although Article 145 of the Constitution of the Republic of Honduras expressly recognizes the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation, there are many people in Honduras who still do not have sustainable access to these services. Driven by this serious problem, the “Para Todos, Por Siempre” initiative emerged […]
People-first PPPs and a Human Rights-Based Approach for SDG 6
In the race to realise the 2030 Agenda, the need for Public-Private Partnerships is recognised as essential to realise SDG 6, and yet people are still being left behind. The principles of a Human Rights Based Approach (HRBA) are not automatically included in the design and implementation stages of new […]
Hungarian NHRI protects the Water Act for Future Generations
🇪🇸 Spanish 🇫🇷 French The National Human Rights Institution (NHRI) in Hungary has proactively opposed amendments to the Water Act in order to protect natural resources for future generations. The connection between conservation and preservation and the achievement of SDG 6.1 and 6.2 (access to safe and sustainable water and […]
Celebration of 10 Years of Human Rights to Water and Sanitation
Watch Webinar here Answers to Q&A from Panellists As of July 2020, ten years have passed since human rights to water and sanitation were recognised by the United Nations General Assembly. Whilst notable progress has been made in this time, for example, at least 10 countries have altered their legislation […]
Mexican NHRI Supports Indigenous People in reclaiming their Human Rights to Water and Sanitation
It is now widely accepted that secure access to natural resources, and especially to water, is vital to protect Indigenous peoples’ cultures, livelihoods, and ways of life. International law, notably through the ILO Convention No 169[1], has pushed towards the global recognition of the rights of these communities to have […]
