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The Global Water Grab: A Primer
Jennifer FrancoSylvia KayWater grabbing refers to situations where powerful actors take control of valuable water resources for their own benefit, depriving local communities whose livelihoods often...
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No single course for providing water
Subtitle: TNI publications challenge anti-privatisation with alternatives Authors External author(s): Claire Provost Two new books seek to challenge the claims that anti-privatisation activists...
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Public options for essential services in the Global South Edited by David A. McDonald & Greg Ruiters A book for practitioners, unionists, social movements and analysts who are seeking reliable...
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Buying back the public, 136 euros at a time
Addressing the Modern Greek Tragedy Mary Ann Manahan, Focus on the Global South “They can do whatever they want with us but that will be over our dead bodies”.read more
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Future of Water Movement Session: A Summary
Mary Ann Manahan, Focus on the Global South; Gabriella Zanzanaini, Food and Water Watch; Claudia Campero, Food and Water Watch/RED VIDA The international water movement has been working for several...
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Jakarta Water Privatization Today: Dried Water Tap or Change
By Irfan Zamzami, Amrta Institute for Water Literacy With protests, rallies and petitions, the message from the public has been clear: the water service in Jakarta should be re-municipalised, to save...
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Water grabbing? Focus on the (re)appropriation of finite water resources
Special Issue of Water Alternatives Jennifer Franco Lyla Mehta & Gert Jan Veldwisch The fluid nature of water and its hydrologic complexity often obscure how water grabbing takes place and what...
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Transnational Capital vs People's Resistance
How does transnational capital function? Where does it operate? What globalised logic does it follow? What is the magnitude of its abuses and its social, economic and environmental irresponsibility?...
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Drinking Water Protests in Egypt and the Role of Civil Society Abdel-Mawla Ismail From the second half of 2007 till January 2008, Egypt has witnessed a wave of about 40 protests· about the absence of...
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Strengthening Community Water Management in Africa
A Model of Decentralised Multiple Partnerships in Senegal Jean-Claude Magalhaes, Yves Duval and Mario Milanesi Over the last ten years, a successful public-public partnership has taken shape between...
View ArticleCitizen-Controlled Water Supply Systems
Lessons From Bonadikombo, Limbe, Cameroon Ambe J. Njoh The Bonadikombo water supply project exemplifies participatory planning in action. It shows how the various aspects of participation elaborated...
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Gratis Water
Subtitle: De slag om het blauwe goud Authors External author(s): Koen Haegens Hoewel kraanwater steeds populairder lijkt in Nederland, zeker ook met de (her)introductie van watertappunten, is de...
View ArticleA critique of the Water Operators Partnerships in Latin America and the...
Philipp TerhorstThis discussion paper aims to generate much-needed discussions about the experiences with Water Operators Partnerships (WOPs) projects on the ground, in this case in Latin America. The...
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Putting Water Back into Public Hands
Subtitle: Remunicipalisation MultimediaSorry, you need to install flash to see this content.An inspiring video animation about how cities are reversing water privatisation to regain public...
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Remunicipalisation
Putting Water Back into Public Hands Olivier HoedemanSatoko Kishimoto Martin Pigeon, David A. McDonald After decades of failed water privatisation, cities like Paris are starting to bring water back...
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Networking against Fracking
Satoko KishimotoGlobal networking is key to winning battle against fracking, say activists at WSF.read more
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Resist and transform: the struggle for water in Greece
Hilary WainwrightA combination of opposing privatisation and putting forward practical alternatives is helping water campaigners mount an effective challenge to austerity in Greece.read more
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Investors requested to withdraw bids for Thessaloniki
Investors requested to withdraw bids for Thessaloniki Water and Sewage Company Respect local communities Water Justice(Press release: 24 July 2013) A large group of Greek, European and international...
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Bern the first Blue Community in Europe
European Groups applaud Bern for becoming first Blue Community in Europe Social justice, environmental, and labour organizations in Europe are applauding the city of Bern for taking a bold new step to...
View ArticleOpen letter: EU must continue support for innovative non-profit partnerships
Water JusticeTNI joined several NGOs and trade unions in calling on Andris Piebalgs (EU Commissioner for Development) to increase EU support for non-profit partnership water projects in Africa,...
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