Oppose water privatization!
- Friday Mar 13,2009 12:41 PM
- By editor
- In News
The 5th World Water Forum (WWF) takes place in Istanbul, Turkey, from 16 to 22 March 2009. Organized by the World Water Council, the Forum defines itself as “the main water-related event in the world, aimed at putting water firmly on the international agenda”. However, NGOs and other social movements claim the WWF is dominated by state administrations and private companies that have previously pushed for privatization of water.
To counter privatization policies and claim water as a human right, civil society movements have organized a series of parallel events: the Alternative Water Forum and the Water Tribunal in Istanbul.
See Choike’s page on the WWF 2009 and much more on the world water crisis
You may also want to check out the documentary F.L.O.W, an award-winning documentary investigation into the World Water Crisis. Director Irena Salina builds a case against the growing privatization of the world’s dwindling fresh water supply with a focus on politics, pollution, human rights, and the emergence of a domineering world water cartel. Watch the trailer:
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