1. Human Rights to Water Access in South Africa: Challenges and Critical Concerns
- Author
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Tinuade Adekunbi Ojo
- Subjects
Sustainable development ,Economic growth ,Government ,Human rights ,National Water Policy ,Order (exchange) ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Corporate governance ,Political science ,General Medicine ,Water sector ,media_common ,History of Africa - Abstract
Many scholars have written on the challenges of ensuring access to water in South Africa, and much research has been done on the national water policy of the South African Government, yet major challenges facing the water sector persist. This study presents a human rights approach as a theoretical foundation for investigating the basic right to water access, with a specific focus on the sustainable development goals (SDGs) in the three tiers of governance. Existing literature on the history of water access was explored regarding the global as well as the South African history of water rights. The main focus of this study was SDG no. 6, which is related to issues regarding water access in South Africa. The study concluded that the human right of having access to water is a crucial issue to be treated with caution by the government in order for the poor to have basic infrastructure.
- Published
- 2021