Manual on the Human Rights to Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation for Practitioners.

"The Manual highlights the human rights principles and criteria in relation to drinking water and sanitation. It explains the international legal obligations in terms of operational policies and practice that will support the progressive realisation of universal access. The Manual introduces a...

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Main Author: Bos, Robert
Other Authors: Alves, David, Latorre, Carolina, McCleod, Neil
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Ashland : IWA Publishing, 2016.
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Online Access: Full text (Emmanuel users only)
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Copyright; Contents; About the author and contributing authors; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Foreword; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Main operational principles; 2.1 Incorporating human rights criteria and principles into water and sanitation operations; 2.2 Creating an enabling environment; 2.3 Incorporating the HRWS into institutional frameworks; 2.4 The HRWS in essential functions of service providers and regulators; Chapter 3: Translating the human rights to water and sanitation into operational terms; 3.1 Definitions.
  • 3.2 The normative human rights criteria: drinking water3.2.1 Availability; 3.2.2 Water quality and safety; 3.2.3 Acceptability; 3.2.4 Accessibility; 3.2.5 Affordability; 3.3 The normative human rights criteria: sanitation; 3.3.1 Availability; 3.3.2 Quality; 3.3.3 Acceptability; 3.3.4 Accessibility; 3.3.5 Affordability; 3.4 Human rights principles; 3.4.1 Equality and non-discrimination; 3.4.2 Accountability; 3.4.3 Sustainability; 3.4.4 Participatory processes; 3.4.5 Access to information and transparency; 3.5 Basic considerations for operationalising the rights; 3.5.1 Population make-up.
  • 3.5.2 Organising effective interactions between rights-holders, operators and authorities3.5.3 Practical aspects of rights and responsibilities; 3.5.4 Monitoring progress; Chapter 4: An enabling environment for the human rights to water and sanitation; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Fundamental steps; 4.3 Analysis and reform of existing legislation; 4.4 Institutional arrangements; 4.5 Service delivery; 4.6 Regulation; Chapter 5: Incorporating the human rights to water and sanitation into the operational and institutional framework of service providers and regulators; 5.1 Introduction.
  • 5.2 Service provision models5.3 Categories of institutional arrangements; 5.4 The Regulatory Framework; Chapter 6: The human rights to water and sanitation in the essential functions of service providers and regulators; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Planning and management; 6.3 Legal support; 6.4 Budget, finance and accounts; 6.5 Operation and maintenance; 6.6 Monitoring and evaluation; 6.7 Customer services; 6.8 Communications; 6.9 Human resources; 6.10 In conclusion; Chapter 7: Addressing sensitive practices, dealing with challenges and avoiding pitfalls; 7.1 Technical options.
  • 7.2 Affordability mechanisms7.3 Cut-offs, credit control and debt collection; 7.4 Simultaneous progressive realisation against various criteria; 7.5 Setting geographic and investment priorities; 7.6 Land tenure; 7.7 Pre-paid meters; 7.8 Interim standards; 7.9 Continuity of supply; Annex A: Context and contents of the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation; A.1 The scale of the global drinking water and sanitation challenges; A.2 What is the human rights framework?; A.3 A brief overview of events leading to the adoption of the UN resolutions in 2010.