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Responsiveness of water-sector regulation in Brazil to the Covid-19 pandemic: A view through the human rights lens

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  • Victral, D.M.
  • Heller, L.

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This paper provides an overview of the regulatory responses to Covid-19 from the regulatory authorities of Brazilian states. This paper aims to provide new insights into the operationalization of the human rights to water and sanitation in the Brazilian regulatory authorities’ actions during a health emergency. We find that communities located in unserved areas were not mentioned in the regulatory responses, nor were people in vulnerable situations. Equity and non-discrimination principles were correlated more with economic measures. This study has also identified the absence of responses related to access to sanitation facilities, with normative contents related to the issue not appearing in the content analysis.

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  • Victral, D.M. & Heller, L., 2023. "Responsiveness of water-sector regulation in Brazil to the Covid-19 pandemic: A view through the human rights lens," Utilities Policy, Elsevier, vol. 82(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:juipol:v:82:y:2023:i:c:s0957178723000607
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jup.2023.101548
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