Human Right 2 Water has partnered with several stakeholders to develop several projects in Costa Rica. You can find below a summary of the programme we have participated in to help authorities guarantee the human rights to water and sanitation as well as other rights into their constitution. It is thanks to the support of White and Case that we are able to provide these services.
Country Assessment for Costa Rica, 2024
Country Assessment
The recognition of the right to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment emerges in response to the increasing environmental degradation that endangers the ability of future generations to enjoy this human right. In October 2021, through the adoption of Resolution 48/13, the Human Rights Council first recognized the right to a clean and healthy environment. This resolution is a call for states to cooperate together and build capacity to protect the environment. Then, in July 2022, the human right to a clean and healthy environment was officially recognized as a human right by the General Assembly. Furthermore, this resolution has also focused on raising awareness that human rights cannot be addressed individually. Instead, states and actors need to focus on integrating and ensuring the realization of all human rights alongside the right to a healthy environment.
As a result, HR2W has refined our country legal mapping to also include the water related elements of human right to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment. This methodology is framed around our usual assessment on the human rights to water and sanitation.
We acknowledge with thanks, the support from White and Case for applying this assessment to Singapore, the report of which can be found with the other country mappings on this page here.
Disclaimer: For these assessments White & Case has provided valuable pro bono assistance for this project but bears no responsibility for the benchmarking of countries in the dashboard which reflects the sole view of Human Right 2 Water. This information is a desktop review, and has been generously provided as pro bono support, based on a preliminary research of the legal framework in this country. It will be verified by our legal team in collaboration with local authorities.
