Title | Water and sanitation as human rights |
Publication Type | Conference Paper |
Year of Publication | 2009 |
Authors | De Albuquerque, C |
Pagination | P. 19 - 24; 15 refs.; 2 photographs |
Date Published | 2009-08-16 |
Keywords | access to sanitation, access to water, human rights |
Abstract | Understanding water and sanitation as human rights was central to the 2009 Stockholm Water Week theme of “Accessing Water for the Common Good”. Human rights are aimed at universal access to drinking water and sanitation which is safe, affordable, physically accessible, culturally acceptable and sufficient in quantity. This paper briefly explains the mandate of the Independent Expert on the issue of human rights obligations related to access to safe drinking water and sanitation. It then turns to water and sanitation as human rights, outlining their content, their status as rights, some prevailing misconceptions and the purpose and contribution of human rights in development practice. [authors abstract] |
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