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Sources Experts & SpokespersonsNews ReleasesRight To Water - Maude Barlow To Speak At Ontario Water Conference, May 42009-04-27 Ontario Water Works Association Maude Barlow to address water industry professionals at the Ontario Water Works Annual Conference & Trade Show, Monday May 4, Toronto Congress Centre, Dixon Road. Sources Select ResourcesChina and India 'water grab' dams put ecology of Himalayas in dangerVidal, John Article 2013 Guardian Weekly More than 400 hydroelectric schemes are planned in the mountain region, which could be a disaster for the environment. Citizens Mobilize Against Corporate Water GrabsA Human Right, Not a Commodity Collier, Victoria Article 2015 CounterPunch New Jersey became the latest state to subvert democracy by authorizing the fast-track sale or lease of water utilities without public notice, comment, or approval. The controversial decision highlight... Citizens worldwide mobilize against corporate water grabsCollier, Victoria Article 2015 The Ecologist The US and other governments are pushing a failed model of water privatization, but water is a human right, not just a commodity to be traded for profit or monopolized by corporations. Citizens and co... Connexions Library: Oceans, Lakes, Rivers, Water FocusWebsite 2009 Connexions Information Sharing Services Selected articles, books, websites and other resources on water, rivers, streams, wetlands, lakes, rivers, oceans, marine life. How Israel Uses Water as a Weapon of WarBaroud, Ramzy Article 2016 CounterPunch Entire communities in the West Bank either have no access to water or have had their water supply reduced almost by half. This alarming development has been taking place for weeks, since Israel’s nati... Nestlé: Malevolent Corporation Capitalizes on Global Water Crisis Barlow, Maude Article 2012 Toward Freedom Demand for water is outstripping supply at an accelerating rate. Nestlé’s goal is to shift government policy away from providing public municipal water supplies to people, and toward a dependency on b... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - November 13, 2014Libertarian Socialism Diemer, Ulli (editor); Khan, Tahmid (production) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2014 Connexions The topic of the week is Libertarian Socialism. Articles on no-state solutions in Kurdistan; right-wing dirty tricks used to attack labour and environmental groups; scientists unravelling the risks of... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - November 27, 2014Climate Change Diemer, Ulli (editor); Khan, Tahmid (production) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2014 Connexions The theme for this issue, and the topic of the week, is Climate Change. Groups and websites engaged in the fight for action on global warming and climate justice are featured. Book of the week is Magd... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - February 12, 2015SYRIZA Diemer, Ulli (editor); Khan, Tahmid (production) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2015 Connexions This week we're featuring the 40-point program which SYRIZA, the Greek coalition of the radical left, put forward to win the Greek election. Oliver Tickell writes about the mass media's latest campaig... Palestine's 'Prayer for Rain': How Israel Uses Water as a Weapon of War Baroud, Ramzy Article 2016 Toward Freedom Israel has been 'waging a water war' against Palestinians, according to Palestinian Authority Prime Minister, Rami Hamdallah. The irony is that the water provided by "Mekorot' is actually Palestinian ... Think California's drought is bad? Try Palestine'sShakir, Laith Article 2015 The Ecologist While Israelis water their lawns, irrigate crops and swim in Olympic-sized pools, Palestinian communities a few kilometers away face drought and water scarcity issues. Their roughly equal proximity to... 'Water man of India' makes rivers flow againKrishnan, Pramila Article 2015 The Ecologist The revival of traditional rainwater harvesting has restored flow to rivers in India's driest state, Rajasthan - thanks to the tireless efforts of Rajendra Singh, recent winner of a Stockholm water pr... We Must Support Detroit's Fight for the Right to WaterWedes, Justin Article 2014 Ecologist Detroit is shutting off water to 40% of residents to prepare the water system for a corporate buyout. Residents are organizing to resist the water shuttoffs, anti-democratic rule and the demands of Wa... When Water is a Commodity Instead of a Human RightThe Agony of Detroit Dolack, Pete Article 2014 CounterPunch The shutoff of water to thousands of Detroit residents, the proposed privatization of the water system and the diversion of the system’s revenue to banks are possible because the most basic human requ... Sources BookshelfBlue GoldThe battle against corporate theft of the world's water Barlow, Maude; Clarke, Tony Book 2002 International tensions around water are rising in many of the world's most volatile regions.This book exposes the enormity of the problem, the dangers of the proposed solution and the alternative, whi... |
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