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"The human right to water Utopia or Reality?" (06/04/2016)

On 8 April, technical staff and councilors of several municipalities of the Region, people from social organizations and civil and Deputies Society Regional Assembly debate in Totana on recognition of the human right to water and how to avoid cuts water supply to the most vulnerable people.

Entitled "Human Right to Water Utopia or Reality?", EAPN-RM has organized this day having as partners the City of Totana and the Spanish Association of Public Operators of Supply and Sanitation (AEOPAS).

The conference will be attended by Rafael del Castillo Gomariz, CEO of Social Services, Cooperation and Solidarity, Elderly and Defense Office of Housing of the City of Córdoba, who will present one of the ways of implementing the human right to water, the vital minimum that each person needs to consume to meet their basic needs, not interrupting the water supply provided even if the person can not afford to pay;

in the case of Córdoba, 3 m3 of water per person per month to all users of the water service, which are in a situation of social exclusion.

The water supply and sanitation is a basic service first need to be satisfied by the public authorities to ensure a decent quality of life for all citizens, regardless of their economic capacity.

The human right to water, recognized by the United Nations General Assembly in 2010, aims to guarantee every human being a sufficient amount of water (in a country like Spain, the volume ranges between 60-100 liters per inhabitant / day), healthy (good quality), acceptable, physically accessible and economically affordable (social tariffs, gratuity, public fountain. on the basis of this right is the idea that no one can be deprived of sufficient water and essential to develop a dignified life even with no financial means to pay for it, and are the municipalities which are obliged to ensure access to drinking water to all citizens without discrimination.

Source: EAPN-RM

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