1st July 2020, 15:00h CET (08:00h Mexico, 21:00h Malaysia) Click here to register for attendance (free of charge) July 2020 marks 10 years since the human rights to water and sanitation (previously acknowledged as a single right) were recognised by the UN General Assembly. Since then, notable progress has been […]
Human Right 2 Water’s Launch Webinar on Emergency Responses to COVID-19
Photo credit to KEYSTONE/REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja Human Right 2 Water made its official launch as an International NGO, Tuesday 3rd June 2020 with the first of a series of webinars linked to human rights to water and sanitation. The focus on emergency response solutions, specifically during critical periods brought on by […]
The Human Right 2 Water: a virtual NGO in uncertain times
26th May 2020, Geneva Human Right 2 Water launches today as an international NGO, following its first AGM on 6th May 2020. It provides a critical knowledge hub for the integration of human rights to water and sanitation into governance systems. With today’s pandemic there is an undeniable sense of […]
Water, Climate Change and Human Rights
Stressing the fact that water is a human right, this webinar on climate change could not ignore the current crisis on COVID19. IWRA’s Scott McKenzie brought together a selection of experts stretching from China, South Asia and Central America to discuss the link between water and climate. The discussions circulated […]
Human Right 2 Water Established Today
Human Right 2 Water is being established today as a non-governmental organisation to continue the valuable mission started by WaterLex, born 10 years ago when the human rights to water and sanitation were recognized by the UN General Assembly. Over the last 10 years, advocates, development organisations and UN Agencies […]
NHRIs’ Roles in Achieving Human Rights-based Water Governance
National Human Rights Institutions’ Roles in Achieving Human Rights-based Water Governance This training material for national human rights institutions (NHRIs) on water governance and human rights seeks to strengthen the capacity of these institutions for the promotion and protection of water governance-related human rights. The training material aims to a) […]
Uganda Country Mapping
Access to safe water and sanitation is a human right, as recognized in 2010 by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The Human Right to Water and Sanitation (HRWS) is inextricably linked with other human rights and therefore lack of access equally has a profound negative impact on many of […]
Good Practices For Regulating Wastewater Treatment
Good Practices For Regulating Wastewater Treatment There is increasing evidence that freshwater quality is in decline across the world. Over the past three decades, the continuous growth in volumes of untreated wastewater as well as the release of hazardous chemicals and materials into watercourses have created an urgent need to […]
National Human Rights Institutions and Water Governance
National Human Rights Institutions and Water Governance: Compilation of Good Practices The compilation of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) good practices on water governance seeks to strengthen the capacity of these institutions for the realisation of water governance related human rights. It intends to identify, gather and document important knowledge […]
