Mthandeki Nhlapo, Peter Waldorff, Susan George, AlterNet. April 28, 2011.
The right to water is akin to the right to life, but many governments are reluctant to recognize this and shoulder their responsibilities to deliver safe, affordable water.
The U.S. Water Trade Mission to India to secure the entry of U.S.-based corporations into the lucrative Indian water market has Indian water activists seething.
Priti Gulati Cox, Stan Cox, AlterNet. January 7, 2011.
In a city like Mumbai, where the water supply is barely sufficient to fill the needs of the population, ordinary people won't get their fair share without fighting for it.
Even though water privatization has been a massive failure around the world, the World Bank just quietly gave $139 million to its latest corporate buddy.
Peter Gleick, Pacific Institute. November 1, 2010.
This is a first step, not a last step. Will finally acknowledging a human right to water and sanitation solve the world's water and sanitation problems?
Some people might be skeptical (with reason) about the effectiveness of this legislation—what will make it any different than similar, not-so-successful efforts?
It is crucial now that we use this opportunity to hold governments accountable to the international commitment to recognize water and sanitation as human rights.
