The human right to water and sanitation has only recently been recognised as an official human right.  Its historical development can be traced back to the 1977 Mar del Plata Water Conference but it has taken over 30 years for both water and sanitation to become fully recognised as human rights. This article tracks the […]

Water. For most of us it is something we use throughout the day without even thinking about it. We wash with it. We clean our teeth with it. We cook with it. We buy it from the shops. We make beverages with it. We drink it. If we need water it’s there – on demand […]