The European Environment Agency (EEA) has published a new study “Water management in Europe: price and non-price approaches to water conservation”, based on case studies from 8 countries (Denmark, Spain, France, Italy, Romania, Sweden, Cyprus and Germany). The first consideration is that the European study, as the title suggests, ignores the Human Right to Water […] Read More
“Water management in Europe: price and non-price approaches to water conservation
Follow2.1 billion people lack safe drinking water at home, more than twice as many lack safe sanitation
12 July 2017 – Geneve / New York Some 3 in 10 people worldwide, or 2.1 billion, lack access to safe, readily available water at home, and 6 in 10, or 4.5 billion, lack safely managed sanitation, according to a new report by WHO and UNICEF. The Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) report, Progress on drinking […] Read More
Threats and violations of the human right to water in Conceição do Mato Dentro and Alvorada de Minas, Minas Gerais
Dossier-denunciation produced by the Collective Margarida Alves and by the Pastoral Land Commission (CPT). Brazil, Minas Gerais, 2017 The human right to drinking water is threatened, in Minas Gerais, by extracting minerals that consume a lot of water, pollute bogs and reduce the water resources available to communities for drinking ad human use. The Pastoral […] Read More
California Hones Drinking Water Affordability Plan
June 8, 2017 State considers four options as it designs nation’s first statewide affordability program. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – Nearly five years ago, the California Legislature declared that the state’s residents have a right to “safe, clean, affordable, and accessible water.” Passage of the landmark law provoked a practical question that has […] Read More
Business Unusual: Valuing Water for a Sustainable Future
May 30 2017, Johannesburg (IPS), by Paula Fray. Valuing water is more than simply assigning costs to a scare resource – it is an essential step for transforming water governance to meet the needs of a prosperous future. This was a recurring view from participants at the first regional discussion on water organised in South […] Read More
Rural water access: why should countries follow Paraguay’s lead?
May 26, 2017. In the small community of Juan Augusto Saldívar, about an hour outside of Paraguay’s capital, Julian Marecos is president of the local water board. He volunteers with four others to supervise the community’s water service, which was founded in 1993 and supplies more than 3,800 users, including the school, health centre, church, […] Read More
Price of Water 2017: Four Percent Increase in 30 Large U.S. Cities
By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue Belying their reputation as conservative institutions that resist change, large U.S. water utilities, in response to slow-motion social and hydrological shifts that alter water availability and use, are showing signs of creativity. The inspiration is reflected in their rates, which continue a relentless, but slowing, upward climb. The average […] Read More
MILAN STATEMENT ON THE HUMAN RIGHT TO WATER
March 23, 2017. To draw attention to the challenge of “how to achieve universal access to safe water as a human right”, the Italian Committee for the World Water Contract (CICMA), with the support of Cariplo Foundation and the collaboration of Cap Holding, held in Milan, on the occasion of World water Day, a workshop […] Read More
El Salvador Votes for Water over Gold
March 30, 2017. After a 12-year struggle, Salvadoran lawmakers voted to ban mining for metals. The people of El Salvador and their international allies against irresponsible mining are celebrating a historic victory. After a long battle against global mining companies that were determined to plunder the country’s natural resources for short-term profits, El Salvador’s Legislative […] Read More
WORLD WATER DAY: Water is life, dignity, rights
March 22, 2017. On the occasion of the 2017 World Water Day, CICMA (Italian Committee for a World Water Contract) organizes a public seminar “Water is life, dignity, right. Confronting visions and proposals” drawing attention to the challenge of actually guaranteeing the human right to water. CICMA also wants to verify how Italy is facing […] Read More