Many First Nations homes in Canada do not have adequate water services.  This issue is unlikely to be resolved without public pressure on the government.  Thus, we investigated one strategy to increase non-Indigenous Canadians’ support for government action: framing water as a human right.  Informed by a partnership with Indigenous community members and multidisciplinary collaborators, we conducted seven experiments that sampled non-Indigenous Canadian community members (N = 584) and university undergraduates (N = 274).  Overall, framing water as a human right increased public support, relative to control conditions.  Further, the human rights frame indirectly increased support for government action through increases in perceived suffering (physical and financial) and empathy.  We discuss policy implications and end with a call for action.   

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“水是一项人权吗？”：将水作为一项人权加强对政府行动的支持

加拿大的许多原住民家庭没有足够的供水服务。如果没有公众对政府的压力，这个问题不太可能得到解决。因此，我们调查了一项增加非土著加拿大人对政府行动的支持的策略：将水视为一项人权。通过与土著社区成员和多学科合作者的合作，我们进行了七项实验，对非土著加拿大社区成员 (N = 584) 和大学本科生 (N = 274) 进行了抽样调查。总体而言，相对于控制条件，将水视为一项人权增加了公众支持。此外，人权框架通过增加感知的痛苦（身体和经济）和同理心间接增加了对政府行动的支持。我们讨论政策影响并呼吁采取行动。