A world where all people realise the human rights to water and sanitation
Water management must center on community involvement, ensuring the human right to water and sanitation. Sustainable solutions require local knowledge, especially from marginalised groups like women and Indigenous communities.
In Mali, the African Development Bank’s Bamako/Kabala project improved water access for 1.6 million people by involving local councils and grassroots organisations. This demonstrates how public participation leads to better, more sustainable water governance.
We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Pedi Obani, HR2W’s Chair of our HR2W Expert Committee, has been awarded the prestigious Future Leaders Fellowship by the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) funding body. This honour is a testament to her outstanding contributions to climate justice, gender equality, and legal reform. […]
On June 12, 2024, Human Right 2 Water held its fourth Annual General Meeting (AGM) , gathering members, partners, and stakeholders to review the past year’s accomplishments, discuss the strategy for 2024-2026, and set the stage for future initiatives. The meeting underscored the critical role of water as a fundamental […]
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 […]
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 […]
“It is the duty of the State and citizens to improve the natural environment, to protect the environmental health, and to prevent environmental pollution.” The human right to a clean and healthy environment (HRHE) has been established as a priority for Turkey and the authorities have taken different measures to […]
“Every person has the basic and undeniable human right of access to drinking water as a good that is essential for life… its use, protection, sustainability, conservation, and management will be governed by the provisions of the law”. The right to water and a healthy environment are established as human […]
Guatemala’s Constitution provides for the preservation of the environment and natural resources through the establishment of national parks and reserves, and the regulated exploitation of plant and animal life, land, and water. The country has invested significant efforts when it comes to certain aspects of guaranteeing the right to a […]
UN-Water Groundwater Summit, UNESCO Paris, 6th December 2022, Side Event Groundwater and the right to a healthy environment: improving water security in humanitarian crises Groundwater is central to the right to a healthy environment and the right to clean drinking water, but the understanding of groundwater resources is often overlooked […]
Affordability to water as a human right is recognised in the national legal framework in Chad. This was discovered in the legal assessment conducted by Human Right 2 Water to determine how the human rights to water and sanitation (HRWS) and the human right to a clean and healthy environment […]
