Established in 2010 and closed in 2020, WaterLex was an international non-governmental organization (NGO) and thinktank. Setup as a not-for-profit association under Swiss Law, it enjoyed among others UN ECOSOC and Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) consultative status, as well UN Water and Global Water Partnership (GWP) Partner status.
WaterLex was convinced that securing access to safe drinking water to all required a management and governance of water as a resource, in an integrated, intersectoral and inclusive manner (i.e. with the active involvement of affected and vulnerable communities).
WaterLex mission was to secure the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation through law and policy reforms. WaterLex therefore worked with an alliance of interested parties to improve water-governance frameworks, by bringing them in line with country obligations under international human rights law.
The interested parties were primarily parliamentarians, but also individuals and groups working in government (incl. diplomatic missions and bilateral cooperation agencies), academia (professors of law, researchers), the judiciary (high/supreme courts judges, and members of NHRIs), the UN system (UN-Water family members), and civil society organisations working on water issues.
WaterLex had a permanent secretariat in Geneva with 15 staff members, a supervisory board of directors, and a large pool of members and expert advisors. For more information, visit the WaterLex Archive Website: www.waterlex.org
Company Details
- Employees
- 3
- Founded
- -
- Address
- Wmo Building, 2nd Floor, 7 Bis Avenue De La Paix,switzerland
- Industry
- Non-Profit Organization Management
- Website
- waterlex.org
- Keywords
- Water Governance, Governance and Legal Analysis, Multi-stakholder Facilitation, Human Rights-Based Approach, Sustainable Development Goals, Integrated Water Resources Management, Human Rights to Water and Sanitation.
- HQ
- Geneva
- Competitors
- International Committee of the Red Cross - ICRC, The Nature Conservancy, Farm Africa, WWF, Engineers Without Borders - University of Florida Chapter, Blue and Green Water Guardians, TENEWA (Together For Energy, Environment and Water), The International School of Sion, Oldowan Ranch, CESAR.
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Waterlex's website is waterlex.org
Waterlex's LinkedIn profile is https://ch.linkedin.com/company/waterlex
Waterlex has
3 employees.
View email and phone details for 3
employees at Waterlex.
Waterlex's industry is
Non-profit Organization Management
Waterlex's top competitors are
International Committee Of The Red Cross - Icrc,
The Nature Conservancy,
Farm Africa,
Wwf,
Engineers Without Borders - University Of Florida Chapter,
Blue And Green Water Guardians,
Tenewa (Together For Energy, Environment And Water),
The International School Of Sion,
Oldowan Ranch,
Cesar.
Waterlex's categories are Non-profit Organization Management
Waterlex's founding year is 2010
