Designing Human Rights for Duty Bearers: Making the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation Part of Everyday Practice at the Local Government Level

Carrard, N; Neumeyer, H; Pati, BK; Siddique, S; Choden, T; Abraham, T; Gosling, L; Roaf, V; Alvarez-Sala Torreano, J; Bruhn, S

Designing Human Rights for Duty Bearers: Making the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation Part of Everyday Practice at the Local Government Level

Carrard, N

Neumeyer, H Pati, BK Siddique, S Choden, T Abraham, T Gosling, L Roaf, V Alvarez-Sala Torreano, J

Bruhn, S

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Publisher:: MDPI AG
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Water, 12 (2), pp. 378 - 378
Issue Date:: 2022-01-30

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dc.contributor.author	Carrard, N https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3371-9113	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Neumeyer, H	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Pati, BK	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Siddique, S	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Choden, T	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Abraham, T	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Gosling, L	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Roaf, V	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Alvarez-Sala Torreano, J https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9573-6605	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Bruhn, S	en_US
dc.date.issued	2022-01-30
dc.identifier.citation	Water, 12 (2), pp. 378 - 378	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/138325
dc.description.abstract	<jats:p>In most countries, local governments bear primary responsibility for ensuring everyone has access to water and sanitation services. For the human rights to water and sanitation to move from recognition to realisation, they need to become part of the everyday practice of local authorities. Yet the potential for the human rights to water and sanitation to practically inform local efforts towards inclusive, sustainable service delivery has received limited attention to date, with human rights discourse more typically focusing on national and international levels or on building the capacity of rights holders to claim their rights from government. There is considerable opportunity to consider how human rights can constructively inform local government efforts to expand and improve services. This Communication article presents a novel approach to making human rights relevant and actionable for local authorities. Developed by a consortium of WASH-focused organisations and informed by design thinking, the Making Rights Real approach combines user-centred materials showing how human rights can inform local action, with a process of constructive engagement between civil society and local government professionals. The Making Rights Real approach has been applied in 12 countries by 37 civil society organisations to date. In this paper, we describe the development and features of the Making Rights Real approach, share initial results from its implementation, and reflect on the potential for the approach to catalyse transformational change towards local realisation of the human rights to water and sanitation.</jats:p>	en_US
dc.language	en	en_US
dc.publisher	MDPI AG	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Water	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.3390/w12020378	en_US
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.title	Designing Human Rights for Duty Bearers: Making the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation Part of Everyday Practice at the Local Government Level	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	2	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	12	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)/Institute For Sustainable Futures
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - ISF - Institute for Sustainable Futures
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Abstract:

In most countries, local governments bear primary responsibility for ensuring everyone has access to water and sanitation services. For the human rights to water and sanitation to move from recognition to realisation, they need to become part of the everyday practice of local authorities. Yet the potential for the human rights to water and sanitation to practically inform local efforts towards inclusive, sustainable service delivery has received limited attention to date, with human rights discourse more typically focusing on national and international levels or on building the capacity of rights holders to claim their rights from government. There is considerable opportunity to consider how human rights can constructively inform local government efforts to expand and improve services. This Communication article presents a novel approach to making human rights relevant and actionable for local authorities. Developed by a consortium of WASH-focused organisations and informed by design thinking, the Making Rights Real approach combines user-centred materials showing how human rights can inform local action, with a process of constructive engagement between civil society and local government professionals. The Making Rights Real approach has been applied in 12 countries by 37 civil society organisations to date. In this paper, we describe the development and features of the Making Rights Real approach, share initial results from its implementation, and reflect on the potential for the approach to catalyse transformational change towards local realisation of the human rights to water and sanitation.

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