COVID-19 may have forced the 50th anniversary of Earth Day to be commemorated online last year, yet millions of people participated in calls to action. As we begin to look beyond the pandemic, however, it's vital to remember that we cannot go back to business-as-usual as far as our planet is concerned.
Las Juventudes Indígenas del Abya Yala frente a la Gestión Territorial y Gobernanza del Agua: “El Agua desde la Cosmovisión Indígena”.
Evento ministerial de alto nivel se realizará del 1 al 3 de febrero y es parte del proceso regional preparatorio para la Conferencia del Agua de la ONU 2023, que tendrá lugar en marzo en Nueva York.
This paper analyzes whether national laws acknowledge indigenous peoples and other rural communities in 100 countries as owners of waters that arise within their lands. Results derive from information collected by LandMark to score the legal status of community land tenure. Findings are positive; half of all countries recognize communities as lawful possessors of water on their lands. Three quarters permit communities to manage the distribution and use of water on their lands.
