Whose Rules? A Water Justice Critique of the OECD’s 12 Principles on Water Governance

摘要: The article constructively critiques the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s (OECD) 12 Principles on Water Governance (the OECD Principles). human rights standard, United Nations Declaration Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), provided foundation conceptualizing water rights. analysis used a modification Zwarteveen Boelens’ 2014 framework four echelons contestation. indicates that assume state authority over governance, make invisible peoples’ own governance systems perpetuate discourses colonialism. Drawing declarations, Anishinaabe ‘Seven Grandfathers’ as principles Haudenosaunee examples, we demonstrate privilege certain understandings others, reinforcing dominant resource based extractive relationships with water. Reconciling UNDRIP’s standard promotes justice. One option is to develop reinterpretation Principles. A second, potentially more substantive review reform might consider adding new dimension, ‘water justice,’ Before or can occur, broader input needed, inclusion peoples into process.