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
California Hones Drinking Water Affordability Plan
FollowBusiness 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
Access to drinking water around the world – in five infographics
Billions of people have gained access to clean and safe drinking water since 1990, but data show that huge inequalities remain March 17, 2017. How many people have access to clean and safe water? Where do they get it from, and how much do they pay for it? A new report by the World Health […] Read More
New Delhi. Govt to announce new water policy soon
One of the major areas that the policy focuses on is the decentralised treatment of waste water and increasing use of recycle water March 12, 2017. Decentralising waste wat-er treatment across Delhi, introducing a groundwater bill, setting up of a water commission, and bringing a water device rating system are some of the novel steps […] Read More
Don’t let corporations control vulnerable Americans’ water
by Getty March 7, 2017. Hundreds of people gathered outside the White House last week before Trump’s address to Congress to remind him that they’re resisting his divisive agenda. In the disastrous first month of his presidency, Trump’s policies have targeted women, people of color, members of the LGBTQ community and immigrants — not to […] Read More