Forum against Water Grabbing promoted by MultiWatching On October 19 and 20, 2018, representatives of social movements, NGOs, trade unions and church grassroots organizations as well as many interested individuals met in Bern and intensively discussed water-grabbing. By water-grabbing we mean the appropriation and control of water by powerful actors. With international guests, the knowledge […] Read More
Water is a right – not a business!
FollowFor California, second time’s a charm
Why the right to water depends on sustained political will and follow-through. By James Workman. November 20, 2018. It is the birthplace of Apple and Google–companies worth nearly US$2 trillion–and this year overtook the UK to become the world’s fifth largest economy, yet nearly 2 percent of California’s residents suffer from the lack of safe, […] Read More
A Hard-Fought Win for Public Water on California’s Monterey Peninsula
The grassroots Public Water Now won a decisive victory in its years-long struggle for public control of Monterey’s water system. 11.20.18 – Voters in Monterey County, California, went to the polls on November 6th and jump-started a public takeover of their water system from California-American Water (Cal Am), a subsidiary of the nation’s largest private […] Read More
The Spanish Congress opens the tap to the remunicipalization of water despite the votes against PP and Cs
On Thursday, November 15, 2018, En Comú Podem motion- which was transacted with the PSOE – was voted and approved by the Plenary of Congress, with the votes against the PP and Citizens. The approved text reflects the demands of the RAP regarding the urban water cycle, remunicipalisation and the Basis of Supply and Sanitation […] Read More
Water: The Warning Coming from South Africa
By: Franklin Frederick / Source: Jornal GGN / The Dawn News / February 15, 2018 Cape Town, the capital of South Africa, home to over 3.7 million people, could be the first big metropoli of the world to completely run out of water. There are many causes to this extreme situation, including lack of planning […] Read More
Cameroon: Biya signs presidential decree to reorganize Cameroon Water Utilities (CAMWATER)
On February 20, 2018, Paul Biya officially ended the privatization of water production and distribution in Cameroon. That day, a presidential decree was signed to reorganize Cameroon Water Utilities (CAMWATER) which was till then in charge of drinking water management. The company is now in charge of the production and distribution in urban and semi-urban […] Read More
3 Things Cities Can Learn from Cape Town’s Impending “Day Zero” Water Shut-Off
by Betsy Otto and Leah Schleifer – February 15, 2018 Cape Town is running out of water. After three years of intense drought, South Africa’s second-largest city is just a few months away from “Day Zero,” the day when the city government will shut off water taps for most homes and businesses. The impacts of […] Read More
The 11 cities most likely to run out of drinking water – like Cape Town
11 February 2018 Cape Town is in the unenviable situation of being the first major city in the modern era to face the threat of running out of drinking water. However, the plight of the drought-hit South African city is just one extreme example of a problem that experts have long been warning about – […] Read More
Coca-Cola And Nestlé To Privatize The Largest Reserve Of Water In South America
Posted on 2018/02/5 by Amanda Froelich Truth Theory Private companies such as Coca-Cola and Nestlé are allegedly in the process of privatizing the largest reserve of water, known as the Guarani Aquifer, in South America. The aquifer is located beneath the surface of Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay and is the second largest-known aquifer system […] Read More
Right to water and water grabbing: the case of Osceola Township (Michigan)
Osceola Towhnship, February 4, 2018 – Global food conglomerate Nestle is in a battle with critics in tiny Osceola Township, Michigan where residents complain that the Swiss company’s water extraction techniques are ruining the environment. Ms Maryann Borden, a retired teacher who has lived in the western Michigan town since 1953, has photos documenting changes […] Read More