Report of the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation

The Special Rapporteur discusses those risks based on a combination of three factors related to the private provision of water and sanitation: profit maximization, the natural monopoly of services and power imbalances. Using this analytical framework, he identifies different risks, including the lack of usage of the maximum of available resources, the deterioration of services, unaffordable access, the neglect of sustainability, the lack of accountability and inequality. He also provides recommendations to States and other actors to address and mitigate those risks.