Water - International Law / Is a lack of water discriminatory?

FinnThis episode will show you how simply getting hold of water is often deeply unfair...

...and how campaigners are using the law to fight this.

We look at the relationships between race, gender and water... and how the law can help overcome everyday discrimination.

Why fetching water usually falls to women, and how that furthers inequality...

And... the state that had to pay $600 million after a town's water supply was poisoned...

Everyone needs water, but is the way we get it causing problems unfairly?

Sub-Saharan Africa, many houses don't have a water supply.

The organisation UNICEF says in 71% of those houses, women or girls are mainly responsible for getting water. That means long walks, carrying heavy loads.

UNICEF estimates that women in Sub-Saharan Africa spend 16 million hours collecting water each day.

And this has implications for women's safety and health, a pattern repeated around the world.