Country Legal Mapping of Mexico has been updated based on the 2020/24 National Water Programme – for reference, it can be found on our website here. At the request of Leo Heller, Special Rapporteur for water and Sanitation, we made a legal mapping in Mexico in 2017, with emphasis on […]
Fulfilling the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation in Slovenia’s Roma Settlements
Lacking basic living conditions, including access to drinking water, sanitation and electricity, most of South-East Slovenia’s Roma population lives in segregated settlements. The absence or insufficiency of municipal infrastructure endangers prospects for integration of the Roma population into the community and hinders the fulfilment of their human rights and fundamental […]
Small Hydropower Plants in Serbia impacting Human Rights and the Environment
Small hydropower plants in Serbia are creating tensions in some of the regions. As a result of this, the Protector of Citizens of Serbia undertook a control investigation in 2019, in which they determined that their construction may have negative consequences for the environment. In order to prevent further adverse […]
A Human Rights-Based Approach for Community Adaptation to Climate Change
Webinar on 3rd February 2021, 09:00h-10:30h CET Click here to register in advance Read more about our panellists here “Climate change affects ecosystems, human societies and economies in a variety of ways, and water is the primary medium through which these impacts are felt”, United Nations World Water Development Report […]