The right to water for food and agriculture

Abstract

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Living customary water tenure in rights-based water management in Sub-Saharan Africa

“…This goes beyond domestic uses and includes water for subsistence irrigation and livestock, as some or many people use water through self supply. These priority allocations are indispensable to realize the human right to food and an adequate standard of living, whether users themselves take care of the infrastructure, or external support agencies do (HLPE 2015; Morgera et al 2020).…”