Towards a sustainable human right to water : supporting vulnerable people and protecting water resources /

Towards a sustainable human right to water : supporting vulnerable people and protecting water resources /

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Author / Creator:	Misiedjan, Daphina, 1987- author.
Imprint:	Cambridge ; Antwerp ; Chicago : Intersentia, [2019] ©2019
Description:	xxi, 262 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Human rights research series ; volume 85 Human rights research series ; v. 85.
Subject:	Right to water -- Developing countries. Water resources development -- Law and legislation -- Developing countries. Sustainable development -- Law and legislation -- Developing countries. Water security -- Developing countries. Water-supply -- Law and legislation -- Developing countries. Right to water -- Suriname. Right to water. Water resources development. Water security. Water-supply. Developing countries.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11991123

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Other authors / contributors:	Netherlands Network for Human Rights Research, issuing body.
ISBN:	9781780686127 1780686129
Notes:	"Netherlands Network for Human Rights Research"--Cover. Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-260).
Summary:	With the present growing water stress, conflicts can rise between sustainability efforts and meeting the water needs of populations. Both developing and developed countries are struggling with finding sustainable solutions to provide access to water for everyone, especially vulnerable groups. The further development of the human right to water may provide for a legal solution when subjecting this right to sustainability requirements. The focus of this study is to further develop the human right to water in such a manner that it will encompass the sustainable enjoyment of the right by vulnerable groups. To explore the topic, classic legal methods are adopted through desk research. Also an assessment framework will be developed and used in case studies. Meaning that with the use of qualitative research methods such as interviews, the interaction between the concepts (vulnerability, sustainability and the human right to water) will be examined. This will shine light on the requirements needed for the sustainable enjoyment of the human right to water by vulnerable groups.

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Summary:	Towards a Sustainable Human Right to Water is a timely examination of a critical and time-sensitive subject in the field of human rights law. Aside from being a basic necessity for human survival, the United Nations identifies water as being a keystone of sustainable development and at the very heart of healthy ecosystems and socio-economic development. Thus, the book poses the critical question how the concept of sustainable development can contribute to the sustainable realisation of the human right to water for vulnerable people. It takes a three step approach in providing an answer to this fundamental question of our time. Firstly, the case is made for a broadening of the scope of vulnerability to include environmental factors and it is argued that the notion of vulnerability, as it is currently understood within the human rights discourse, is too limited. It should not only be assessed by looking at the social and economic circumstances of people or at specific groups, but also by looking at the environment that one lives in. This is certainly important for the realisation of the human right to water, which impacts the unserved or underserved to greater effect as they are directly dependent on their environment. Widening the scope of vulnerability would allow for more specific targeted measures when environmental problems are considered in connection with social vulnerability.Secondly, principles of sustainable development can be used to shape and further develop the human right to water. This would allow for the right to be realised in a sustainable manner and states could comply with both international human rights legislation and international environmental legislation. While these two fields of law have developed separately, their perspectives can nevertheless be reconciled if their different interests are balanced.Finally, an assessment framework is developed to analyze how states can implement the human right to water in a sustainable way. Bringing together the different disciplines of law, economics and public administration, it provides for basic water system knowledge which is required for a comprehensive exploration of the main challenges, and for offering recommendations specific to a national or regional context. This framework has been applied to the situation in Suriname, demonstrating the need for multi-level interventions.
Item Description:	"Netherlands Network for Human Rights Research"--Cover.
Physical Description:	xxi, 262 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-260).
ISBN:	9781780686127 1780686129