UNDP Study on Access to Clean

Water and the Business and

Human Rights Agenda and
Introduction to HREDD toolkit: A
Clean Water Self-Assessment

Mohamad Mova AlAfghani, PhD

SE24: Access to Clean Water and the Business and

Human Rights in Asia. 10th World Water Forum, Bali,
Nusa Dua, May 23rd, 2024

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 2018

Img: Antara

Efforts:
Revitalization Program
by Satgas Citarum
Harum

2018
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Oxbouw Cicukang
Results

Visit to Sector 8, Kampung

Mahmud and Oxbow. IMG:
Yuma, S 3
Radityaningrum, 2021 Jabarnews,
2020 4
Exercise of Religion, Beliefs and Cultural Rights

IMG: Yuma, S, 2023

(Imam Husein, 2023)

Basasunda.com

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Gender, Rights to Reproduction and Rights of the Child

Women in Majalaya village wash clothes in one of Citarum’s tributaries

(Picture Source: Darren Whiteside/Reuters, republished by Republika)

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 Identify and Assess

UNDERSTAND EVALUATE CHEMICAL ASSESS WASTE ANALYZE WATER

WATER USAGE PROFILES MANAGEMENT TENURES

Does your water use What hazardous and What are the legal
What methods
impact other toxic substances are and customary water
used? How are they are used for solid
stakeholders? How rights in the area?
do you assess the
stored and disposed of? waste disposal? How do company
What are the potential
volume of direct Are landfills operations impact
health and
water abstraction? properly these rights? Have
environmental risks?
What methods are Are there safer entitlements to water
managed? What
used, such as alternatives available? resources been
pumping from How can we mitigate
environmental properly mapped? Do
underground the risks associated and health risks company activities
sources?" with these chemicals? infringe on local
are associated
communities' access
with disposal
to water? How can
sites? conflicts be
mitigated? 7
 Take Action and Monitor
INTEGRATE & TAKE
ACTION
Are chemicals use restricted based on
the Zero Discharge of Hazardous
Chemicals (ZDHC) Manufacturing
Restricted Substances List (MRSL)?
Are dangerous and hazardous
chemicals (both raw materials and
waste) stored in accordance with the
Basel-Rotterdam-Stockholm
Convention?
MONITOR & TRACK
PERFORMANCE
Are reports on water recovery,
water recycling, and water reuse
developed and updated regularly?
Are hazardous chemicals
monitored and tracked, with
reports detailing their quantity,
concentration, usage in
production, and risk mitigation for
human health and the
environment?
 Communicate: Disclose Findings From All HREDD Steps

Your water footprint Volume of Environmental Sustainability

estimates (annual) packaging, sachets Impact and/or
and plastic bottles Assessment Environmental
(annual) Documents reports

Provide explanations for items not

disclosed

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Thank You!

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