UNITAR Online Catalogue
CIFAL Argentina- Water as a Human Right
People
Background
Access to drinking water, as well as sanitation, is an essential human right for the enjoyment of life and all human rights; the power to visualize it as such and not as a privilege. Sustainable water management not only includes achieving access to safe water and adequate sanitation services, but also involves addressing the issue in a broader context, incorporating issues such as water quality, scarcity and good use of water.
Event Objectives
The purpose of the training is to allow participants to acquire knowledge about the different types of water, the importance of water as a strategic resource, understand the right to water as social justice, and know how the absence of the right to access water affects them.
Content and Structure
• Different types of water.
• Types of Catchment.
• The Importance of Water as a Strategic Resource
• Water and its impact on Health.
• Importance of Water Measurement in the Poverty context.
• Water as Contribution to SDG 2.
• Encouraging Partnerships between Local Authorities, the Community and other Organizations.
Methodology
Knowledge will be acquired through different methods, such as informative talks and different interactive activities with the audience. After the talk, there is time for a Q&A session.
Targeted Audience
This training is addressed to Municipal Authorities, Authorities of the Educational Community, Authorities of OSC, Authorities of the Health Centers.