Tag: HRWS

Accessing Water and Environmental Information in a comprehensible way

Ensuring Accessible Information for Water and Environmental Awareness Access to information can empower communities to make informed decisions about their health, environment, and resources. Proactive, accessible information about water, sanitation, and the environment, promoting transparency to enable communities to respond to challenges, particularly in the context of climate change and […]

Community-Centered Water Governance in Mali

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.

The Right Path to the Mainstream

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 […]

Water Pollution Control in Turkey

“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 […]

Quality and Safety of Water in Costa Rica

“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 […]

Water Sustainability in Guatemala

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 […]