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Tignino, Mara --- "Water in the practice of the United Nations Security Council: trends and new perspectives" [2018] ELECD 1239; in Tignino, Mara; Bréthaut, Christian (eds), "Research Handbook on Freshwater Law and International Relations" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2018) 116

Book Title: Research Handbook on Freshwater Law and International Relations

Editor(s): Tignino, Mara; Bréthaut, Christian

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN: 9781785360640

Section: Chapter 5

Section Title: Water in the practice of the United Nations Security Council: trends and new perspectives

Author(s): Tignino, Mara

Number of pages: 30

Abstract/Description:

This chapter aims at examining how environmental concerns – and access to water in particular – have entered the field of collective security. Although the trend of including environmental threats in the agenda of the Security Council has been criticized by some permanent members, the concerns regarding water are voiced almost unanimously by all States. Focusing on the thematic discussions in the Security Council on 2016 and 2017, the chapter includes an analysis of the legal mechanisms of cooperation on shared water resources and the role of international humanitarian law (IHL) in safeguarding access to water during armed conflicts and in post-conflict settings. As a basic human need and human right, the provision of safe water is among the highest priorities of post-conflict countries and humanitarian agencies during peacebuilding.