Marcela González Rivas is Associate Professor at the Graduate School of Policy and International Affairs in Pittsburgh, USA. Her expertise is in sustainable water policy, water equity, and governance. She leads a research working group that has a dual focus: enhancing understanding of the implementation of the human right to water and examining the global environmental justice implications of U.S. water policies. She serves is a permanent member of the Pittsburgh public water system advisory committees on Lead Response and the Low-Income Assistance programs.
«The principles underlying the UN resolution of the human right to water: sustainability, affordability, accountability, transparency, are the ones that have guided my work throughout my career. Water service provision should be treated as a public good, as evidence shows that public ownership is the model most compatible with the human right to water and sanitation framework. A private water provider operates under the criterion of private business model of profit maximization, which is in direct conflict with the central aspect of the UN Resolution, which is to guarantee access to affordable and safe water to all. My research expands to the importance of considering global environmental justice when making local or national water policies. Blue Communities align with and advocate for the defense of these principles, which is why I am happy to support the initiative.»
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