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 […]
Revisiting the Concept of Water Tenure
Revisiting the Concept of Water Tenure:Filling the gap between water rights and water governance An initial publication entitled “Exploring the concept of water tenure” was published by FAO (Hodgson, 2016), based on an expert consultation. The definition of water tenure was proposed to be “the relationship, whether legally or customarily […]
Sustainable Sanitation Systems: Health,Environment and Governance Challenges
Sustainable Sanitation Systems: Health,Environment and Governance Challenges This report aims to highlight some existing sanitation system alternatives (e.g. ecological sanitation) to conventional (centralised) sewerbased sanitation systems; but also to point out the necessity to consider (international) water quality guidelines, environmental and health protection, as well as human rights-based legislation and […]
Access to Water and Sanitation: Country Mapping for Rural India
Access to Water and Sanitation: Country Mapping of the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation in Policy Provisions for Rural India Whilst the country of India is embarking on the road to Sustainable Development Goal 6, aiming to ensure access to water and sanitation for all by 2030, the many […]
Water Integrity Brief
The objective of this brief is to introduce a human rights framework for water integrity and transparency. This will strengthen the capacities of public authorities and civil society organisations to address water transparency effectively, while fulfilling a mandate on the human right to water and complying with human rights obligations. […]
