Sustainable use and access to safe water and sanitation for all
Our legal and policy research is fundamental to better understand water, sanitation and water governance at the international, national and local levels
Raising awareness on the human right to water and sanitation and increasing capacity of SDG 6 stakeholders and implementers is fundamental to our work
WaterLex is the catalyst for change in sustainable water governance and management through multi-stakeholder engagement and partnerships
Improved legal and policy frameworks, water governance and monitoring in line with human rights to water and sanitation
We analyse the data monitoring capabilities to establish indicators and enable increased compliance with human rights norms and principles
Latest News
Mexico Revises Water Law to include Human Rights
Mexico’s new government is giving priority to human rights to water and sanitation in the new National Development Plan. The National Water Program (PNH) 2019-2024 is the guiding document of…
AGUASAN workshop on the Business Case for realising Human Rights to Water and Sanitation
Amanda Loeffen presents the legal framework for human rights to water and sanitation The AGUASAN workshop this year (13th May 2019) was based on the topic of human rights to…
Youth initiatives for water and sanitation
Leer en español There have never been so many young people in the world – approximately one in five people are aged between 15 and 24, equal to 18% of…
The Greening and Humanisation of International Water Law
Water security can only be achieved through a human rights-based approach. This guest lecture presentation at Cowell College, UCSC from Dr Maria Querol from WaterLex enabled a discussion on the…
About Us
WaterLex is a development organization with UN ECOSOC and Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) consultative status, and UN Water and Global Water Partnership (GWP) Partner status. It is a member of the UNECE expert group on equitable access to safe drinking water and of the UNDP Global Water Solidarity platform and the Swiss Water Partnership (SWP). WaterLex also enjoys governmental support, confirmed by ambassadors to the UN who are supporting the organization. Such political support is crucial to ensure that legal recommendations are brought down to, and supported, at national levels.