The human right to safe water is fundamental to leading a life with dignity. It is indivisible from, and the foundation for, achieving many other internationally recognised human rights. Yet approximately 844 million people live without access to safe water worldwide. Around 110 million of those people live in Southeast Asia (hereafter ASEAN).
Read the
Raoul Wallenberg Institute's report on the history of the human right to safe water, and its contemporary relevance to Southeast Asian nations – in collaboration with
Chinadialogue. Written by
Dr Sam Geall and
Dr Mohamad Mova Al’Afghani, the Director of
Center for Regulation, Policy, and Governance (CRPG).