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Water Crisis in the Anthropocene: an Analysis of How the Concept of Glocal Governance Can Work as a Catalyst Towards Ensuring the Human Right to Water

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: This research explores the concept of glocal governance as a means of promoting the human right to water. The problem emerges from the multifaceted global water crisis of the Anthropocene and its impacts on the realization of the human right to water. In this respect, how is it possible to achieve the full implementation of the human right to water? It’s been emphasized that the theory of glocal governance might serve as a catalyst to ensure the human right to water. This study contributes to the fields of Environmental Law, Sustainable Development and Human Rights. The goals of this research are: to present a normative explanation about the human right to water; to analyze the water crisis in the age of the Anthropocene; to clarify the concept of glocal governance; to demonstrate how glocal governance can implement the human right to water. The methodology applied is based on the hypothetical-deductive method through a bibliographic review. It’s been evidenced that glocal governance plays a key role in enabling localities to design policies that balance local needs with global sustainability goals in the Anthropocene, ultimately providing efficient ways to ensure the human right to water.

Source: Veredas do Direito Direito Ambiental e Desenvolvimento Sustentável

DOI: 10.18623/rvd.v23.2880

Authors: Daniel Rubens Cenci, Rodrigo Tonel

Institution: Universidade Regional do Noroeste do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul

Language: English

Topic: Water Resources and Governance

Subfield: Law

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Clean water and sanitation, Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W7147313535

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