The human right to water and sanitation: a new perspective for public policies

Brown, Colin B.; Neves-Silva, Priscila; Heller, Léo

doi:10.1590/1413-81232015213.20142015

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“…Some cities in the U.S., —such as Baltimore, Chicago, Pittsburgh, and Philadelphia, have implemented water disconnection bans. These are often in response to community-based requests in the context of rising water service prices ( Swain et al, 2020 ), and the increased adoption of the human right to water framework as part of civil society water campaigns ( Brown et al, 2016 ).…”

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Which states and cities protect residents from water shutoffs in the COVID-19 pandemic?

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Many U.S. states and cities have imposed water disconnection moratoriums during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using logistic and Cox Proportional-Hazards models, we assess factors that differentiate which governments imposed moratoriums. States, which have economic regulation of private water utilities, were more likely to impose moratoriums, and those with higher COVID-19 case rates imposed moratoriums earlier. States with unified Republican Control and cities with more 2016 Trump voters were less likely to impose moratoriums on water disconnection. Cities in states without statewide moratoriums, were more likely to impose moratoriums if they had higher income, more minority residents, and more income inequality.

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“…Nesse sentido, há uma contradição insuperável entre aceitar a mercantilização da água e o seu reconhecimento enquanto direito humano. A Organização das Nações Unidas declarou que a água limpa, segura e o saneamento são direitos essenciais para as pessoas gozarem plenamente a vida e todos os outros direitos humanos (ONU, 2010), logo, a água deve ser um bem público, gratuito e não mercantilizável, sob responsabilidade dos Estados e sob gerência dos povos (NUNES, 2009;BROWN;NEVES-SILVA;HELLER, 2016).…”

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O artigo analisa como informações on-line a respeito da crise hídrica têm sido repassadas para usuários da Internet no Brasil e como os internautas se manifestam sobre o assunto. Para tanto, foi empregado o método de análise de conteúdo a partir dos comentários de usuários de portais de notícias, blogs especializados, redes sociais e plataformas de vídeo, que se manifestaram espontaneamente ante as informações sobre a crise hídrica entre dezembro de 2014 a maio de 2015. Os resultados indicaram que há divergência na percepção das responsabilidades individuais e coletivas, no contexto da crise hídrica, entre os usuários da Internet e os meios de comunicação investigados. Os espaços virtuais da Internet são identificados como uma necessidade cotidiana dos usuários, porém, uma sensibilização ética sobre as questões ambientais para os atores desse diálogo faz-se necessária.

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“…The (A.1) indicator relates to (i) the Human Right to Water and Sanitation (UNGA, 2010;Obani & Gupta, 2014;Brown et al, 2016) and (ii) the universal access principle adopted in the SDGs (UNGA, 2015) and checks whether the access addresses people's contextual needs. (A.1) demonstrates whether there is a possibility of legal redress when the poorest are denied WSS (Obani & Gupta, 2014).…”

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“…This context was also characterised by WSS delivery moving back and forth between private and public management (see also Murtha et al (2015); Roland et al (2018)). Apart from the WatSan sector's internal dynamics, three 'systemic conditions' have impacted expansion by influencing policies (Castro, 2009;Heller, 2009): (i) the national and international political-economic framework in place (Castro, 2009;Murtha et al, 2015), including the adoption of the MDGs, the SDGs and the Human Right to Water (Heller, 2015;Brown et al, 2016); (ii) the financial support from international organisations (Castro, 2009;Murtha et al, 2015) based often on the need for rationalising the sector and supporting public-private partnerships (Bakker, 2003;Pessoa, 2008); and (iii) the role of the State in WSS management (Roland et al, 2018) (BRASIL, 2010) which sets standards for policy implementation at multiple levels and promotes good governance practices. The BS-Law goes beyond WSS and also embraces: (i) urban sanitation and solid waste management and (ii) drainage and management of urban stormwater services.…”

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Public water supply and sanitation policies and inclusive development of the urban poor in Brazil

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Poorly designed policies jeopardise ecosystems and their services and the expansion of basic services to vulnerable populations. In the water and sanitation (WatSan) sector, inadequate access of the urban poor to formal and public drinking water supply and sanitation services (WSS) calls for more inclusive policies. Inclusive development (ID) has social, environmental and relational dimensions. However, there is little research on operationalising ID dimensions in WatSan policy discourse analysis. Hence, this paper addresses: How can we elaborate on indicators for inclusive WatSan policies? How can these be applied to assess the design of Brazilian WatSan policies? It examines the literature on ID and WatSan, develops and applies an analytical framework with six indicators to assess ID in WSS through policy analysis: access to minimum WSS; access to WSS even if the urban poor do not have formal housing; domestic wastewater collection/treatment; water availability; participation; and WSS subsidies for low-income people. Comparison between two Brazilian WatSan policies shows that the current WatSan law scores higher on ID than the previous law but neglects key aspects of social, environmental and relational ID dimensions. The selected indicators were useful to operationalise ID in WatSan policy discourse analysis and can boost policy design assessment elsewhere.

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The human right to water and sanitation: a new perspective for public policies

Cited by 41 publications

References 12 publications

Which states and cities protect residents from water shutoffs in the COVID-19 pandemic?

Which states and cities protect residents from water shutoffs in the COVID-19 pandemic?

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Public water supply and sanitation policies and inclusive development of the urban poor in Brazil

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