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Waterjustice.org was born at the fourth World Social Forum (Mumbai, January 2004). Inspired by seminars on alternatives to water privatisation and how to finance public water, groups from around the world committed to intensify their co-operation on these key issues. One of the decisions was to develop waterjustice.org into a virtual resource centre and meeting place for exchanging experiences, debate and strategise. - Latest Resources! -
The now famous Water War in Cochabamba, Bolivia, provided some of the first shots against privatisation of water services heard around world, as an awakened and politicized citizenry rose up to protest private participation in their water company SEMAPA and to reclaim their publicly provided water services. Cochabamba’s resistance to neo-liberal water policies and its calls for public water service quickly resonated in the emerging transnational social movement on water. |
En la ahora famosa guerra del agua de la ciudad de Cochabamba, se levantaron algunas de las primeras barricadas en contra de la privatización de los servicios de agua en todo el mundo, en el momento en que una ciudadanía concienciada y politizada se alzó para protestar por la participación privada en su empresa de agua, SEMAPA, y para reivindicar el suministro público de sus servicios. La resistencia de Cochabamba a las políticas de agua neoliberales y su llamamiento al agua pública resonaron muy pronto en el incipiente movimiento social transnacional en defensa de este bien común. |
The concept of a public–public partnership (PuP) was developed in the context of the aggressive promotion of international financial institutions (IFIs) like Asian Development Bank and World Bank of public–private partnerships (PPPs) in water service delivery. |
In the month of February, an unusual plight fell upon the city of La Paz. Torrential rains that hit the region ruptured the water main that services the wealthiest zone of the city, leaving the residents of the Zona Sur (Southern Zone) without water for several days. |
En el mes de febrero, algo inusual sucedió en la ciudad de La Paz. Las lluvias torrenciales que cayeron en la región averiaron una de las tuberías que provee servicios de agua a la zona más rica de la ciudad, dejando a los residentes de la zona sur sin el servicio por varios días. |
Corporate Europa Observatory, April 2008
In March 2009 the Turkish government will host the fifth World Water Forum against a backdrop of what is probably the most sweeping water privatisation programme in the world. As well as privatizing water services, the government plans to sell of rivers and lakes. Turkish social movements, who hosted their own conference in Istanbul last month, suspect the Government is using the World Water Forum to push through this highly controversial agenda. |
The Andean city of Huancayo has shown that a strong local movement of citizens and workers can expand the struggle against privatisation into reclaiming public water services.
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La ciudad andina de Huancayo ha demostrado que un movimiento fuerte de ciudadanos y trabajadores puede ganar la lucha contra la privatización y reivindicar servicios de agua públicos. |
Africa Water Network would like to present “Turning The Tide” (The Savelugu Story). Turning The Tide is a 10 minutes Documentary which presents Savelugu Water Board. |
When the Delhi government decided to privatize the water infrastructure in the Indian capital in 2000, a strong resistance movement emerged. |
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