“What we need are good politicians… who understand how basic access to water and sanitation is, if you want to deliver on any other development priority ”

Lawyer and human rights activist Catarina de Albuquerque made history as the first person to serve as United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to safe drinking water and sanitation (2008 - 2014). She currently serves as CEO of Sanitation and Water for All, a global multi-stakeholder partnership with the goal of ensuring the availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation worldwide.

In this frank and powerful conversation, Catarina and Kumi discuss the vital but often overlooked topics of water and sanitation. While access to these have been human rights since 2010 (thanks in part to Catarina’s work) she explains the ongoing crises and impacts that continue to affect billions in both the Global North and South. Water and sanitation, as you will hear, are not just matters of health and well-being but impact every aspect of human development from security, to education, to national prosperity.

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Produced by the Green Economy Coalition, the world’s largest movement for a green and fair economy: https://greeneconomycoalition.org

Catarina on Twitter: @CatarinadeAlbuq

Sanitation and Water for All website: https://www.sanitationandwaterforall.org/

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