Aquatic Biodiversity, Human Rights, and Water for People’s Progress Water security, biodiversity protection, and human rights are often discussed in separate rooms, by experts from different sectors, under separate frameworks. For World Water Week, we wanted to bring together experts from these different sectors in one session to bring these […]
Inside HR2W’s Workshop on Menstrual Health and Human Rights
By Isabella Cubillo Inside HR2W’s Workshop on Menstrual Health and Human Rights Menstrual health management (MHM) was formally recognised as a human rights issue in 2022. In the years since, legislative activity in this space has moved faster across different nations which is exactly why Human Right 2 Water built […]
6th AGM: A Year of Growth, New Voices, and Renewed Commitment
6th AGM: A Year of Growth, New Voices, and Renewed Commitment Research milestones for 2025 This year marked significant step forward in HR2W’s research programme. Building on our established leadership in menstrual health management (MHM), we expanded our work into a new area, developing together with our Expert Committee an […]
Policies for Menstrual Hygiene Legislation in Latin America and Spain
Policies for Menstrual Hygiene Legislation in Latin America and Spain Authors: Amanda Loeffen, Anamaría Núñez, Florencia Magdalena Mendez Isabella Cubillo Kogel, and Leticia Ortega This paper examines the current state of menstrual hygiene policies, laws and regulations across selected countries in Latin America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico) and Europe (Spain) […]
Justice and equity in biodiversity transformation
On 21 April 2026, Biodiversa+ hosted its Science-Policy Forum on Biodiversity and Transformative Change: Science-Policy Pathways for Europe.
National Water Conference 2026: Water Heritage in Malta
The National Water Conference 2026, organised by the Energy and Water Agency, took place on 22 January 2026 at The Odycy Hotel in St Paul’s Bay under the theme “Water Heritage in Malta.” The conference explored both tangible water heritage — such as springs, aqueducts, industrial systems and conservation sites […]
High-Level Preparatory Meeting in Dakar
High-Level Preparatory Meeting for the 2026 UN Water Conference On 26–27 January 2026, global water leaders gathered in Dakar, for the High-Level Preparatory Meeting for the 2026 United Nations Water Conference. Co-organised by Senegal and the United Arab Emirates, in collaboration with the United Nations, the meeting marked a critical […]
An innovative approach by New Zealand to protect human rights
This analysis by Kay Windle gives insight into New Zealand’s legislation on human rights, water and the environment.
Environmental and Human Rights Protection in Niger
In West Africa, the Republic of Niger has laid down a structured legal, policy and institutional framework with a pathway for its citizens to achieve the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation and Human Rights to Healthy Environment. Read HR2W Legal Expert Chelsea Agbasiere analyses this and more on this blog.
Kenya’s Progress on Human Rights Governance
Kenya has made significant efforts to protect the human rights to water and sanitation and the human rights to a clean, safe, and healthy environment. This is HR2W expert, Chelsea Agbasiere’s analysis of Kenya’s legal framework.
