A Human Rights-Based Approach to Water Supply and Sanitation: Background Paper

Document Summary

The background paper explains the main concepts related to the Human Rights-Based Approach (HRBA) to development and its application in the water sector as well as the human right to water and sanitation. The paper also identifies some of the challenges in applying an HRBA in the water and sanitation sector, and tentatively summarizes the benefits of applying an HRBA to water and sanitation.