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Debating the Future of Our World's Water

Daniel Moss, On the Commons. April 6, 2012.

Achieving water democracy is surely a terrific opportunity to fix governance problems from the local to the global, but it's one enormous task.

Why the Right to Water Is Under Attack

Shiney Varghese, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy. March 26, 2012.

World leaders are trying to roll back momentum that would instill the right to water as an essential human right.

Fixing Our Water Crisis Can't Be Done by the Corporations that Are Exacerbating It

Jeff Conant, AlterNet. April 2, 2009.

If we learned anything from the World Water Forum it should be that the privatization model has failed and a grassroots movement is needed.

Water Rights Activists Blast World Water Forum as "Corporate Trade Show to Promote Privatization"

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. March 23, 2009.

Activists slammed the event as a non-inclusive, corporate-driven fraud and called for a more open, democratic and transparent forum.

Why I Was Deported from Turkey

Ann Kathrin Schneider, International Rivers . March 21, 2009.

Payal and I traveled to the World Water Forum in Istanbul to inform the world about the risks of building large dams.

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.

Corporate Water Barons Indifferent to Running Water But Not Security at World Water Forum

Wenonah Hauter, Food & Water Watch. March 19, 2009.

It's unbelievable to think that over 20,000 people traveled thousands of miles to hear shortsighted corporate spin.

An Inside Peek: Why the World Water Forum Is a Sham

Jeff Conant, AlterNet. March 18, 2009.

Behind the public posture as a trade expo and an educational forum for water advocates lies a labyrinth of political intrigue and corporate cronyism.

Access to Sanitation Reserved for the VIPs at World Water Forum

Meera Karunananthan, Council of Canadians. March 18, 2009.

It's a perfect statement about the World Water Forum's agenda serving the rich and powerful while the poor are denied access to water.

Fifth World Water Forum Marked by Violence and Repression

Jeff Conant, AlterNet. March 17, 2009.

A block of southern governments led by Uruguay is building support for an alternative, legitimate forum to be led by the United Nations.

Violent Clash Against Peaceful Protesters at World Water Forum

Tara Lohan, AlterNet. March 17, 2009.

Activists against privatization plans at the forum were met with police aggression.

World Water Forum Starts with a Bang: Activists Challenge Corporate Hypocrisy

Mark Hays, Corporate Accountability International. March 16, 2009.

Initiatives like the CEO Water Mandate allow corporations, not elected officials, to exert greater influence and control over global water policy.

Corporate Interests Challenged at World Water Forum

Hilmi Toros, IPS News. March 16, 2009.

The fifth World Water Forum has just kicked off and pressure groups are ready to make sure private companies don't hijack public control.

Turkey Plans to Sell Rivers and Lakes to Corporations

Olivier Hoedeman, Orsan Senalp, Corporate Europe Observatory. April 23, 2008.

The water privatization fever is hitting Turkey, just a year before the country will host the World Water Forum.