Aquatic Biodiversity, Human Rights, and Water for People’s Progress This session will explore how advancing the concept of aquatic biodiversity both as a foundation for human rights and through a Rights of Nature lens can strengthen water governance, climate adaptation, and sustainable development. Speakers will examine emerging legal interpretations, policy frameworks, and practical examples that link ecosystem protection, equitable water management, and […]
Advancing Scientific Solutions for Water, Ecosystems and Climate
Advancing Scientific Solutions for Water Scarcity, Ecosystems and Climate Resilience HR2W co-hosted this side event in order to bring together voices from research, utilities, and industry to discuss how scientific and technical innovation can address water scarcity through ecosystem-based and climate-resilient approaches. Speakers explored how evidence, infrastructure, financing, and community […]
Menstrual Health in Policy and Development at World Water Week
We co-hosted an official Side Event at World Water Week taking place on Wednesday 26th August at 9 am CET. This session examined how menstrual health can be more systematically integrated into WASH policy, national sanitation strategies, and gender-responsive investment frameworks. It highlighted the economic, public health, and social benefits of addressing menstrual health, including improved school attendance, workforce participation, and more effective and inclusive sanitation services.
Cultural Heritage and Water: Protecting Identity in a Changing Climate
Water connects us not only to ecosystems but to our identities, traditions, and sense of belonging. Protecting cultural heritage is not just about monuments or landscapes—it is about people, their histories, and their futures. Read more on this blog about our Cultural Heritage session on World Water Week.
Biodiversity: A Right to Protect Our Societies
Biodiversity is the cornerstone of healthy ecosystems and human wellbeing. Recognising it as a human right can protect water, food, and climate resilience while empowering communities and securing a sustainable future.
Side Event at Stockholm: Adapting Nature to Protect Our Heritage
At World Water Week, HR2W joined IUCN, IHE Delft, University of Technology Sydney, and SD-WISHEES in a session moderated by Maria Lindelien. Speakers Alejandro Iza, Amanda Loeffen, Bradley Moggridge, and Eddy Moors explored hydroclimatic impacts on cultural heritage and nature-based innovations for protection.
The Power of Community: Human Rights in Water and Nature
World Water Week at Stockholm was full of events! Thursday August, 29th, we were excited to have our CEO, Amanda Loeffen, participate in one of the Talkshows hosted by SIWI to talk about the power of involving the community when it comes to decision-making and preserving the human rights to […]
Inclusive decision-making: Turning legal best practice into practical community solutions
Event: Stockholm World Water WeekSession Date: Sunday, 25th August, 9:00-10:30am Inclusive decision-making can transform water and sanitation projects – allowing the community to contribute to project design. Join us on Sunday, 25th August, from 9:00 to 10:30 am, for an insightful session at Stockholm World Water Week. This session, convened […]
The Power of Community: Human Rights in Water and Nature
This talkshow event will be a lively televised interview between experts from HR2W, IUCN and ADB, held at SIWI’s World Water Week on Thursday 29th at 9 am in the Talkshow Studio, Level 5. Developing water infrastructure, whether natural or man-made, is likely to be more sustainable if those people […]
Policies for inclusive decision-making in a climate adaptive world
A collaborative review of water resources management legal good practices in 16 countries This paper attempts to examine how countries can legislatively safeguard essential elements of the human right to water in worsening climate conditions, and what this means for service providers and businesses. Our Events HR2W will be hosting […]
