Participation in the realization of the human rights to water and sanitation 2014, para. 19
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Participants must be involved in determining the terms of participation, the scope of issues and the questions to be addressed, their framing and sequencing, and rules of procedure. The power to take part in setting the terms of the engagement plays a big role in shaping the conversation. Having no say over the design of the very process of engagement can result in some issues being tacitly decided beforehand and excluded from the participatory space altogether. The choice of mode of engagement determines whether people will be willing and able to participate. Efforts should be made, for instance, to involve residents in deciding venues, meeting times, and what balance of electronic and face-to-face interaction should be struck.
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Non-negotiated soft law
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Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation