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A/77/167: Human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation of people in impoverished rural areas

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In this report the Special Rapporteur analyses how even when most of the world’s population living in extreme poverty live in rural areas, far from urban centres, they are marginalized from political decisions. He showcases how traditional peasant cultures sustainably manage aquatic ecosystems and promote integrated community-based water management models. Likewise, it reflects on how the expansion of large agro-livestock, mining, forestry, and tourism, based on land- and watergrabbing, together with the lack of basic infrastructure and government support, is challenging these communities’ human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation.

A/HRC/51/24: Human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation of indigenous peoples: state of affairs and lessons from ancestral cultures

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In this report, the Special Rapporteur identifies the constraints of indigenous peoples to fulfilling the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation and the consequences it has on their lives as individuals and collective peoples. Likewise, it identifies the sustainable practices in managing water and aquatic ecosystems and the lessons indigenous peoples can bring to humanity. In this regard, the Special Rapporteur describes the role of nature and water in indigenous peoples' worldviews, their conception of water as a common good and their traditional community management governance system.