On AlterNet: right to water

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Why Governments Are on the Hook to Ensure Clean, Safe Water for Everyone

Maude Barlow, AlterNet. July 28, 2011.

The right to water and sanitation are living documents waiting to be used for transformational change around the world.

Privatization Has Failed to Deliver Safe, Affordable Water for All -- Here's a Better Idea

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.

Maude Barlow: On World Water Day We Should Be Finding Ways to Make Water a Means of Peace, Not Conflict

Thalif Deen, IPS News. March 22, 2011.

Maude Barlow: "Water can teach us how to live in harmony with one another and more lightly on this earth if we have eyes to see and ears to hear."

U.S. Launches Mission to Privatize Water in India

Wenonah Hauter, AlterNet. March 2, 2011.

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.

What Does the Right to Water Entail?

Shiney Varghese, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy. February 28, 2011.

The U.N. Independent Expert on human rights obligations related to access to safe drinking water and sanitation is visiting the US right now.

Haiti Still Lacks Safe Drinking Water and the International Community Is Partly to Blame

Beatrice Lindstrom, AlterNet. January 12, 2011.

The international community of donor countries and humanitarian agencies share the responsibility.

An Inside Look at the Daily Struggle for Water in One of the World's Largest Cities

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.

Watch Out: The World Bank Is Quietly Funding a Massive Corporate Water Grab

Scott Thill, AlterNet. November 2, 2010.

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.

The Human Right to Water, at Last

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?

We are Facing the Greatest Threat to Humanity: Only Fundamental Change Can Save Us

Maude Barlow, On the Commons. October 15, 2010.

Quite simply, human-centered governance systems are not working and we need new economic, development and environmental policies.

3 Countries in South America Defending Local Rights Against Destructive Water Projects

Rachel Cernansky, Planet Green. October 14, 2010.

Communities in Ecuador, Brazil and Peru all threatened by massive water-related projects.

Senate Passes Bill to Aid 100 Million of the World's Poor Who Lack Clean Drinking Water and Adequate Sanitation

Rachel Cernansky, Planet Green. October 1, 2010.

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?

All States Must Acknowledge the UN's Recognition of Water as a Human Right

Meera Karunananthan, AlterNet. August 5, 2010.

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.

Water Conflict Mounts in Ecuador

Julia Apland Hitz, Water Matters @ Columbia. May 20, 2010.

The South American country is trying to decide who has the rights to water, who will control it, how will it be developed, and who will benefit.

When it Comes to Water, Can Corporations and Community Really Coexist?

Peter Asmus, AlterNet. August 19, 2009.

The latest fight between activists and companies such as Coke and Nestle is about who really owns water -- corporations or communities.

Whose Water Is It? Water Rights in the Age of Scarcity

Peter Gleick, Pacific Institute. August 6, 2009.

This question is perhaps the thorniest question in the world of water. Here's a look at some of the laws surrounding it.

Why Can't the U.S. Guarantee the Most Basic of Human Rights -- the Right to Clean Water?

Peter Asmus, AlterNet. July 30, 2009.

California is leading the way with new legislation to guarantee clean water for all, but the federal government is far behind.

Citizen-Led Groups Leading the Way for New Water Policy

Daniel Moss, On the Commons. June 30, 2009.

From Latin America to Africa, a growing moving is helping to ensure water is a human right.

Is Access to Clean Water a Basic Human Right?

Yigal Schleifer, Christian Science Monitor. March 20, 2009.

A growing movement thinks so. But at a water conference in Turkey, officials voice concern about implementing such a right.

American Cities Battle Private Water Companies for Public Control of Water

National Radio ProjectJanuary 29, 2009.

Here's a look at communities in the U.S. that are rising up against the private control of water.

UN Takes on the Most Important Human Rights Issue: Water

Tara Lohan, AlterNet AlterNet: Water. December 16, 2008.

Help make history by signing Article 31 to make clean water a human right for all.

Top UN Leader Calls for Creation of the Right to Water

Food & Water WatchDecember 11, 2008.

On the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights there are strong calls to establish the right to water.

Obama vs. McCain: Progressive Voter Guide to Water Issues

AlterNetOctober 17, 2008.

See how Obama and McCain compare on eight water issues from privatization to pollution.

Water for All: The Leaders of a New Revolution

Jay Walljasper, OnTheCommons.org. August 20, 2008.

A gathering of international thinkers, artists, and activists is inspiring a new revolution in the right to water and what belongs to the commons.

It's Time for the UN to Make Water a Human Right

Maude Barlow, Movement Vision Lab. February 21, 2008.

The global water crisis is evident. We need a global solution in form of a United Nations covenant on water.