UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Water and Sanitation: Public Lecture

We are delighted to announce that the United Nations’ Special Rapporteur on the right to water and sanitation, Mr. Pedro Arrojo-Agudo, will visit the University of Leeds to give a public lecture on 21 May.

This visit marks the occasion of the release of his latest special report to the UN General Assembly: Water and Economy Nexus: managing water for productive uses from a human rights perspective.  

Mr. Pedro Arrojo-Agudo is the Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation. He was appointed by the Human Rights Council in September 2020 and started his mandate on 1 November 2020. From 2016 to 2019, Mr. Arrojo-Agudo served as an elected member of the Spanish Parliament. He was a Professor in the Area of Fundamentals of Economic Analysis at the University of Zaragoza from 1989 to 2011 and has been professor emeritus since 2011. During the last three decades, he has focused his research on economics and water management, publishing his work in more than 100 scientific articles and 70 books. 

water@leeds Associate Director, Professor Julia Martin-Ortega, who was  consulted for the elaboration of the report, will be hosting him for a series of events on that day. 

Public Lecture by Mr. Pedro Arrojo-Agudo

Wednesday 21 May,  4.00pm, followed by networking opportunity

Register here to the public lecture and networking opportunity (tea and cake)

Location: Lecture Theatre, Nexus, Discovery Way, University of Leeds, LS2 3AA