Vereniging KITLV
Daphina Misiedjan
2015
Building bridges over vulnerable waters; Defining a sustainable human right to water for both the present ‘vulnerable’ and future generations. A case study of Suriname
Daphina Misiedjan is a PhD candidate at the Utrecht Centre for Water, Oceans and Sustainability Law and is associated with The Netherlands Institute of Human Rights. She specializes in issues concerning human rights in relation to environmental issues. Daphina obtained her LL.M. in legal research from Utrecht University in 2013 where she also obtained her Bachelor.
During her studies she was able to conduct research in New-Zealand, Curacao, Suriname and the Netherlands. In 2014, she published two articles about her research on the human right to water for indigenous communities. And in 2015 she published about her research on access to drinking water in Yemen.
Her PhD research also focusses on the human right to water but includes the realization of sustainability goals and access for vulnerable groups. Suriname will serve as a case-study. Daphina Misiedjan takes a legal perspective to Surinamese water management and analysis how law can contribute to realizing sustainability goals in water management while guaranteeing access to water for all.
