Water and safety are human rights.
Safe, clean, and affordable drinking water is not a commodity, a gift, or a matter of charity. It is also not something we should be hugely grateful for. It is a human right, designated as such in our Constitution. It is a legally binding entitlement essential for the full enjoyment of life and all other human rights.
More than that, the United Nations General Assembly explicitly recognised the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation on the international stage in July 2010.
This is as it should be. In fact, it sounds obvious, doesn’t it? Why would we even need to think about it? Why, indeed?
