“We reiterate our hope that the United Nations 2030 Water Convention will accelerate the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 6 and initiate a genuine and long-term collaborative agenda to promote and protect human rights by placing water rights defenders and rights-holders Will be center of all decision-making processes at the international, national and local levels,” said experts.
The experts are Pedro Araújo-Agudo, Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation; Marcos Orellana, Special Envoy on Toxic Substances and Human Rights; Olivier de Chater, Special Envoy on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights; David R. Boyd, Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment; Ian Fry, Special Envoy on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in the Context of Climate Change; Reem Alsalem, Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, its causes and consequences; Tlaleng Mofokeng, Special Envoy on the Right of Everyone to the Enjoyment of the Highest Attainable Standard of Physical and Mental Health; José Francisco Cali Zé, Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples; Balkrishna Rajagopal, Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing; Clement Nyaletsosi Wole, Special Rapporteur on the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association; Michael Fakhri, Special Envoy on the Right to Food; Mary Lawler, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders; Irene Khan, United Nations Special Envoy for Freedom of Thought and Expression; Fernand de Varennes, Special Envoy on Minority Issues; Working Group on Discrimination Against Women and Girls: Dorothy Estrada Tank (Chair), Elizabeth Broderick, Ivana Radasik, Meskerem Geset Teken and Melissa Upreti.
“It is time to stop a technocratic approach to water and consider the ideas, knowledge and solutions of indigenous peoples, farmers and local communities who understand local aquatic ecosystems to ensure the sustainability of the water agenda,” he said Said.