The human right to water in a changing terrain of governance and legal pluralities: Perspectives from Harare high density areas

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The seminar venue has moved to undervisningsrom 3, 3rd floor Georg Sverdrup's house (University library for the humanities and social sciences), Moltke Moes vei 39, Blindern campus.

About the seminar

The research project Gender, Human Rights and Water Governance explores how the human right to water is being adopted, appropriated or resisted by national and local government, international donors, humanitarian agencies, civil society actors and individual citizens in South Africa, Malawi, Kenya and Zimbabwe.

In Zimbabwe the economic and political ,along with the Government of Unity's adoption of the human right to water, has far reaching application for Zimbabwe's water governance structure.

A study of how different groups of women in 4 high density areas in Harare situates the human right to water in the context of  the plurality of norms and institutions that are emerging in response to the present crizis.

Anne Hellum is Professor at the Department of Public and International Law  and Director of the Institute of Women’s Law since 2000. She is a visiting professor at the Southern and Eastern African Center for Women’s Law at the University of Zimbabwe (SEARCWL) where she has been involved in cooperation in teaching and research since 1989.

About Lenge LEVE lunsj

"Lenge LEVE lunsj" is a seminar series by LEVE presenting ongoing research within LEVE's research area.

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