Water and Gender in Practice World Water Day Webinar On March 27th at 12 pm, in celebration of World Water Day, HR2W CEO Amanda Loeffen, will be giving an overview of recent research on gender-inclusive water management and explore how gender perspectives can be effectively integrated into Living Lab approaches […]
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 […]
Menstrual Hygiene Management in Latin America and Spain
Menstrual Hygiene Management in Latin America and Spain Webinar for World Water Day Menstrual hygiene (MH) is not only a public health issue – it is a matter of dignity, equality, and human rights. Yet across Latin America and Europe, legislation remains uneven, fragmented, and often disconnected from water and […]
Updates from the Human Rights Council
Human Rights-Based Approach and Biodiversity Date: 15 January 2026 Report A/HRC/61/36, presented by the Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment, examines progress in implementing the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment following its recognition by the Human Rights Council and General Assembly. The report stresses that environmental […]
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.
Laws and Remedies for Good Water Governance in Costa Rica
Costa Rica has implemented a number of treaties and domestic legislation for good water governance in the country. This legal analysis was developed by HR2W Legal Expert, Kay Windle.
Turning the Right to Water from Principle into Practice
Human Rights Day 2025: Turning the Right to Water from Principle into Practice 10 December 2025 we celebrated Human Rights Day by giving a space to water experts to highlight how legislation is being turned into practice. CEO, Amanda Loeffen invited the members of Human Right 2 Water to a […]
