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Monday, March 14, 2005

Intersections of Human Rights and Customs: a Livelihood Perspective on Water Laws

Rights-based approaches to water management in Zimbabwe

By: Derman B, Hellum A & Sithole P
Produced by: Natural Resources Institute (NRI) 2005

Does a human rights approach to water actually support to the multiple ways in which men and women actually share and manage water in rural contexts? This papers looks at how local norms and practices include water can be included within a broader right to livelihood in Zimbabwe.

This paper was presented at the International workshop on ‘African Water Laws: Plural Legislative Frameworks for Rural Water Management in Africa’, 26-28 January 2005, Johannesburg, South Africa

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