ABSTRACT
In 2010, the Bolivian ambassador to the United Nations presented a resolution to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) that led to the recognition of the human right to safe, clean water and sanitation, following two decades of campaigning and lobbying by the global water justice movement. The language of the human right to water now underpins SDG6 which aims to progressively universalise equitable access to affordable water by 2030, with participation that reflects local realities. There has been a gradual depoliticisation of the global campaign to realise the human right to water as it has come to underpin global development initiatives. The practical and strategic innovation required to implement the right to water in complex underserved urban areas in the global South is lagging. This chapter considers how efforts to realise the human right to water in Bolivia could be progressively implemented in cities that have urbanised informally and have numerous informal providers.
