Last week, WaterLex took an active part in understanding and supporting the momentum in Nepal for implementing the human rights to water and sanitation. While Nepal took a very positive step in integrating HRWS into its constitution, and has...
On 14th September 2017, Mrs. Rose Osinde ALABASTER, Waterlex Programme Director for the African Region was invited to present at a side-event, in conjunction with the 36th Session of the UN Human Rights Council, on the theme: “The Human...
During this year’s, World Water Week in Stockholm WaterLex confirmed its position as specialist in the legal and policy aspects of the HRWS to create a more enabling environment for its realisation. WaterLex participated in 4 events and the...
Launch of the E-book Sustainable Sanitation Systems: Health, Environment and Governance Challenges: The Case of Human Rights-Based Policy Reform in Alternative Wastewater Management Strategies This report published by WaterLex and UN Environment was launched at Stockholm during the world...
Water and Human Rights WaterLex was invited by the National Human Rights Institution (NHRI) in Mexico to write a short publication on the meaning of the human rights to water and sanitation, and how it has been adopted in...
Australia: Environmental awareness and lagoon-based wastewater treatment plants. Australia is the driest inhabited continent and water scarcity has been worsening during last decades, with growing population and climate change effects. As a result, most inhabitants of big cities...
MPs from Middle East find innovative solutions to regional water issues WaterLex has supported IPU to organise and present the Second Roundtable for Water and Peace in the Middle East on 6-7 July 2017. Delegates from Palestine, Israel, Egypt,...
Finland: Local and transboundary cooperation for wastewater management There are abundant renewable water resources in Finland, with inland lakes and rivers making up 10% of the country. On the other hand, the Gulf of Finland is part of...
A Human Rights Based Approach (HRBA) to Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) The course brings together two fields that, until recently, have been separate: human rights and IWRM. These two fields have been brought together as awareness has...
Innovate 4 Water A Matchmaking Forum for Sustainable Development 9th June 2017, Geneva WaterLex participated in this innovative water event, which enabled exchanges between water entrepreneurs, IGOs, NGO’s and investors focussed on safe water and sanitation. Following a day...
