The Human Right to Water

Salman, Salman M. A.; Mcinerney-Lankford, Siobhán

doi:10.1596/0-8213-5922-3

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“…The South African constitution [19], along with a plethora of national and international laws and treaties provide for the protection of the right to sufficient water for every South African citizen, such as demonstrated by the Water Services Act of South Africa [20], the South African National Water Act [21], the World Bank's: "The Human Right to Water" indicating international legal and policy requirements [22] and the South African National Environmental Management Act [23]. Water is considered to be central to upholding human rights such as are enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Declaration on the Right to Development and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights [22] [24].…”

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“…Water is considered to be central to upholding human rights such as are enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Declaration on the Right to Development and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights [22] [24]. It states categorically that all humans have the right to water and that human rights cannot be upheld without access to water.…”

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“…Despite the absolute right to sufficient drinking water and the need for a certain quantity and quality of water to uphold rights [22] such as the right to life or the right to an environment that is not harmful to human health and wellbeing, a link between poverty and water shortage is apparent [25,26]. According to the Bloomberg, International Monetary Fund (updated 28 th June, 2013) South Africa has the third highest unemployment rate in the world of 25.2%, in future likely to increase with the downturn in South Africa's economy [27].…”

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Past, Present and Future use of Municipal Water and Freshwater Resources of the Bekkersdal Community, Westonaria, South Africa

Liefferink¹,

Eeden²,

Wepener³

2017

J. sustain. dev. energy water environ. syst.

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Water is a human right which is recognised globally, with an increasing focus being placed on the ethical considerations of water use. The paper focuses on investigating access and perceptions surrounding this basic need in the Bekkersdal community and the Wonderfonteinspruit, in the Gauteng Province, South Africa. It is hypothesised that several challenges exist both internally and externally in the process of ensuring the right to water in Bekkersdal, from both an environmental and service provision perspective. Through the use of a questionnaire conducted with a statistically representative group from the Bekkersdal community, the following issues were investigated: current water use of municipal and river water, challenges regarding water availability and quality, perceptions regarding the state of the Wonderfonteinspruit and future water use wants and needs. The results indicate a strong reliance on municipal water complicated with water service delivery issues, which resulted in 10% of the residents making use of the polluted Wonderfonteinspruit on a regular basis. Furthermore, the need for solutions to water supply and availability solutions should be developed in conjunction with community members. This research represents some of the first steps that need to be taken to do so.

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Past, Present and Future use of Municipal Water and Freshwater Resources of the Bekkersdal Community, Westonaria, South Africa

Liefferink¹,

Eeden²,

Wepener³

2017

J. sustain. dev. energy water environ. syst.

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“…Dublin Conference was an important event that prepared nations to UN Conference for Environment and Development (UNCED) that was developed at same year, in 1992 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. That is relevant to mention the fact that UNCED was the conference that officialized the concept of sustainable development (Salman & McIverney-Lankford, 2004). Thus, we can present three main aspects related to water policies in the whole world and between these two countries as well:…”

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Brazil’s and Scotland’s Water Policies: A North-South Comparison

Berezuk¹,

Ioris²

2018

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Water management is a main public policy issue and an important matter inside of the political context of any nation. The comprehension of water policies is directly related to national development strategies. This paper examines the water policies aspects of two different but emblematic national experiences (in Brazil and Scotland) and address multidimensional and territorialized questions. Brazil has the largest stock of surface freshwater in the world and the country’s development increasingly depends on adequate water policies and improved technical and managerial strategies. By its turn, Scotland is famous for high water quality and for recently implemented of the most ambitious institutional water mechanism in Europe. Our analysis contrasts the two national water policy frameworks through a consideration of their political and territorial particularities. This comparative analysis is undertaken by the use of common matrice that helps to showing the outcomes of each country policy. The text contributes towards the international debate on water institutional reforms and their associated political-hydrological challenges.

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“…Acknowledging the importance that water holds to nearly all aspects of life, a human right to water was recognized explicitly for the first time at the 1977 UN Water Conference in Mar del Plata, with delegates concluding that “all peoples, whatever their stage of development and their social and economic conditions, have the right to have access to drinking water in quantities and of a quality equal to their basic needs” (UN 1977). As global consensus developed around the scope of this right (beginning with attributes of the right concerning water access and water quality), the UN extended this recognition of a right to water by adopting a series of international human rights treaties, General Assembly declarations, and committee interpretations to recognize a wide range of international legal obligations supporting water and sanitation (Salman and Mclnerney-Lankford 2004).…”

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Translating the Human Right to Water and Sanitation into Public Policy Reform

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The development of a human right to water and sanitation under international law has created an imperative to implement human rights in water and sanitation policy. Through forty-three interviews with informants in international institutions, national governments, and non-governmental organizations, this research examines interpretations of this new human right in global governance, national policy, and local practice. Exploring obstacles to the implementation of rights-based water and sanitation policy, the authors analyze the limitations of translating international human rights into local water and sanitation practice, concluding that system operators, utilities, and management boards remain largely unaffected by the changing public policy landscape for human rights realization. To understand the relevance of human rights standards to water and sanitation practitioners, this article frames a research agenda to ensure that human rights aspirations lead to public policy reforms and public health outcomes.

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The Human Right to Water

Cited by 64 publications

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Past, Present and Future use of Municipal Water and Freshwater Resources of the Bekkersdal Community, Westonaria, South Africa

Past, Present and Future use of Municipal Water and Freshwater Resources of the Bekkersdal Community, Westonaria, South Africa

Brazil’s and Scotland’s Water Policies: A North-South Comparison

Translating the Human Right to Water and Sanitation into Public Policy Reform

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