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| | | Corporate Profiles | | | Ten corporate players dominate the global water industry which is estimated to be worth $400 billion annually. Corruption, bribery, environmental problems, maintenance deficiencies, and huge price increases make up much of their history. | | Corporate Profiles Continued... | |
| | Destroy the Meter, Enjoy the Water! The Orange Farm Water St | | | When Johannesburg Water started installing pre-paid water meters in their community in the weeks running up to the World Summit on Sustainable Development (W$$D), residents of Orange Farm in South Africa got a taste of today’s conception of ‘sustainabilit | | Destroy the Meter, Enjoy the Water! The Orange Farm Water St Continued... | |
| | ¡NO HAY AGUA NO HAY NADA! | | | Can Mas Deu is a squatted community in the valley where Barcelona meets the Collserola National park. Restoring the centuries old water system on site has been a rewarding and challenging experience..... | | ¡NO HAY AGUA NO HAY NADA! Continued... | |
| | Itoiz Update | | | Last month the Spanish authorities dealt a final blow to the 20-year campaign against the Itoiz Dam near Pamplona. On 23rd January water began to fill the reservoir. | | Itoiz Update Continued... | |
| | Making Money Out of Water - GATS, the EU and Water | | | In the context of the GATS negotiations on further liberalisation of trade in services currently underway in the WTO, the European Union has asked most WTO member states to consider opening up water provision and waste water management to foreign competit | | Making Money Out of Water - GATS, the EU and Water Continued... | | Corporate Europe Observatory |
| | People stand up in defence of the river Ebro | | | The Spanish government, following a long tradition of unwelcome large-scale public works and you-scratch-my-back contracts with construction and hydro-electric power companies, has prepared a grandiose National Hydrological Plan (NHP) | | People stand up in defence of the river Ebro Continued... | |
| | | | Evian, G8 and the PGA | | | Since the last summer, a series of workshops were held at various locations and a communication list (water@lists.riseup.net) was initiated. As a result, a loose network of people have started to organise around the issue of water. And one powerful option | | Evian, G8 and the PGA Continued... | |
| | The Water Mandarins : Turning Water inot Global Money | | | Water has become one of the central testing grounds for the implementation of global and national neo-liberal policies. The privatisation of water production and delivery services, particularly urban water supply systems, has become an important arena in | | The Water Mandarins : Turning Water inot Global Money Continued... | |
| | Water Resources, Links, Campaigns and Events | | | There are a variety of networks on water, and a burgeoning array of texts and resources regarding water crises, management, privatisation and control. Unfortunately there is a definite lack of radical voices. | | Water Resources, Links, Campaigns and Events Continued... | |
| | The 3rd World Water Forum : Diluting Dissent? | | | The organisers claim that the forum is open and inclusive to every ‘stakeholder’, but in reality it is elitist, undemocratic and deeply biased to corporate interests. | | The 3rd World Water Forum : Diluting Dissent? Continued... | | Corporate Europe Observatory |
| | The Aftershock | | | If the attack on the Twin Towers on Sept. 11, 2001 can be considered to have been a political earthquake for the American people, the U.S. is now suffering from the aftershock. | | The Aftershock Continued... | |
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