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In 2010 the EU earmarked €40 million of the ACP-EU Water Facility to support water partnership projects. These are not-for-profit partnerships intended to: “develop capacity in the ACP water & sanitation sector, leading to better water and sanitation governance and management, and to the sustainable development and maintenance of infrastructure”. PSIRU at the University of Greenwich has created the www.acp-eu-waterpartnerships.org website to support the ACP-EU water partnerships. The www.acp-eu-waterpartnerships.org website helps water utilities, local authorities and civil society organisations access and use EU aid to build not-for-profit ACP-EU water partnerships. It is funded under a contract from the European Commission.

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The water services of Paris was remunicipalised in January 2010. The operations of the private companies (Suez and Veolia) were transformed into a single public operator, Eau de Paris. In her article Le Strat argues that public management has significant advantages, such transparency and reinvestment of surpluses. While she notes it is too soon to evaluate comprehensively the remunicipalisation, she concludes that the advantages of public management are already visible: the big cost savings achieved through the reform is fully reinvested in improving the water services. According to Le Strat, 'these initial profits are an estimated 35 million euros per annum, if not more'.

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Globalization Monitor, April 2010 This report aims to identify the problems of China’s current water supply sector reforms from a grassroots perspective and to present an overview of the issues caused by water privatization in Southern China. download the whole publication: http://www.waterjustice.org/uploads/attachments/GM_Water_Book.pdf

The Story of Bottled Water, releasing March 22, 2010, employs the Story of Stuff style to tell the fast-paced, fact-filled story of manufactured demand—how you get Americans to buy more than half a billion bottles of water every week when it already flows from the tap. Over five minutes, the film explores the bottled water industry’s attacks on tap water and its use of seductive, environmental-themed advertising to cover up the mountains of plastic waste it produces. The film concludes with a call to take back the tap, not only by making a personal commitment to avoid bottled water, but by supporting investments in clean, available tap water for all. http://storyofstuff.org/bottledwater/

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An open letter has been sent today, World Water Day, to EU Development Commissioner Andris Piebalgs, arguing for expanding EU support for public-public partnerships in water. The letter congratulates the EU that funding is now available for PUPs in African, Pacific and Caribbean countries, but stresses that this should be broadened to EU development aid to other parts of the world as well. The letter was signed by around 30 civil society organisations and trade unions from all over the world.

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New article by Jeff Conant, an independent journalist and educator based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Jeff participated in the Reclaiming Public Water Network Global Strategy seminar in Brussels (February 2010) and he captured the essence of the debates very well in his article 'Water Justice, like Water, Travels in Networks: Notes on Reclaiming Public Water' (published 22 March 2010).

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Cerca de 80 integrantes de campañas, activistas comunitarios, trabajadores de operadoras públicas de agua y sindicalistas de 30 países se dieron cita entre el 1 y el 3 de febrero de 2010 en el seminario de estrategia global que la red Por un modelo público de agua (Reclaiming Public Water, RPW) celebró en Bruselas, la capital belga. El encuentro fue la primera asamblea general de la red RPW desde su creación, en otoño de 2005. El seminario fue un espacio donde compartir conocimientos y experiencias sobre la mejora del suministro público de agua a través de procesos de democratización, asociaciones entre empresas y otros actores (asociaciones público-públicas) y otras soluciones progresistas. Cabe también destacar que el seminario giró en torno a las estrategias que se adoptarán para dar los próximos pasos en los ámbitos de investigación, campañas y otras iniciativas comunes. Uno de los temas transversales durante las jornadas fue el impacto del cambio climático en el deterioro de una crisis de agua que se está agravando rápidamente.

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Close to 80 campaigners, community water activists, public water operators and unionists from 30 countries came together February 1st to the 3rd 2010, when the Reclaiming Public Water (RPW) Network held its global strategy seminar in Brussels, Belgium. The event was the first global RPW assembly since the network was launched in autumn 2005. The seminar was a space for sharing knowledge and experiences about improving public water provision through democratisation, partnerships between utilities and other actors (public-public partnerships) and other progressive solutions. No less important, the seminar focused on strategising on the next steps in research, campaigning and other joint work. An integral theme during the seminar was the impact of the climate change in exacerbating an already accelerating water crisis.

From resisting privatisation to constructing alternatives Inspiring and informative video debate amongst global social movement leaders as they assess progress and challenges in the dynamic international movement to reclaim public water. Video filmed at the strategy seminar of the Reclaiming Public Water Network, Brussels, 1-3 February 2010.

Victor G. Chiong participated in the Reclaiming Public Water global strategy meeting (1-3 February 2010) in Brussels. With his visionary leadership, the Alliance of Government Workers in the Water Sector (AGWWAS) is leading workers to fight against privatisation in the Philippines and construct viable alternatives. Victor also talks about his undertaking for the 'Capability-Building Program on Performance Benchmarking for Philippine Water Districts'.

Mussa Billegeya participated in the Reclaiming Public Water global strategy meeting (1-3 February 2010) in Brussels. He tells us about the failure of privatisation in the capital city Dar es Salaam in Tanzania and the current situation in Dar es Salaam since water services have been back in public hands.

Ge Yun participated in the Reclaiming Public Water global strategy meeting (1-3 February 2010) in Brussels. She works with Xinjiang Conservation Fund.She outlines the struggle for water in China and the challenges being confronted there.

S.Manoharan, water engineer from Tamil Nadu, India participated in the Reclaiming Public Water global strategy meeting (1-3 February 2010) in Brussels. He is one of the leading engineers that came together to form the Change Management Group in 2004 and has worked with community members to restore traditional water sources and improve water provisions in many villages in Tamil Nadu.

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In August 2007, the ADB‘s Board of Directors approved a loan facility to PALYJA (PT PAM Lyonnaise Jaya), a private water company in Jakarta, Indonesia. PALYJA has operated in Jakarta for more than ten years since they got sole concession right to manage the piped water supply in the western part of Jakarta. PALYJA shares are owned by some of the world-class companies such as SUEZ Environment and Citigroup.

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Producido por:Food and Water Watch, Other Worlds, Reclaiming Public Water, Red VIDA, Transnational Institute 24 agosto 2009 Este pequeño libro presenta una serie de breves entrevistas con doce activistas por el derecho al agua de América Latina, así como las declaraciones de un encuentro histórico celebrado en la ciudad boliviana de Cochabamba en agosto de 2008, en el que se dieron cita dirigentes de movimientos sociales de las Américas para trabajar por una gestión del agua con base en las comunidades.

The 30 minutes video (in Spanish, with English subtitle) on the Cochabamba seminar August 2008 is finally available on the website. Un video en español (con subtítulos en ingles) del seminario de Cochabamba en Agosto de 2008 (Agua, Bien Común, Gestión Pública y Alternativas) está disponible en la página web de TNI.

50 minutes video (English) filmed during Water: common good, public management, and alternatives: Securing the Right to Water- Challenges and Solutions in Asia in Chennai, India September 2008.

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Water activists in Colombia are pushing a popular initiative to explicit protection for the human right to water to the nation’s constitution. After three years of popular mobilization to build support, the Colombian reform measure is now up for debate before the nation’s congress. Food & Water Watch has just published a short briefing paper on the current state of this effort.

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Remuniciplaisation cases are translated into Bahasa Indonesia by Amrta Institute Water Literacy

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By Abdel-Mawla Ismail , October 2008 From the second half of 2007 till January 2008, Egypt has witnessed a wave of about 40 protests· about the absence of basic rights with relation to drinking water. This shows that thirst protests or intifadas, as some people have called them, started to represent a new path for a social movement that accompanies protests to obtain bread.

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March 2009 co-published by TNI, Reclaiming Public Water network, OTHER WORLDS, Food&Water Watch, RedVida this 55-page booklet collects twelve brief interviews with water activists from Latin America as well as declarations from a historic gathering in Cochabamba, Bolivia, in August, 2008, where leading figures in the social movements of the Americas came together to envision the way forward for community-controlled water management. Critical reading for proponents of the right to water.

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This paper by CEO, PSIRU and PSI details the continuing influence of water multinationals on the World Water Forum and its agenda.

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A public-public partnership (PUP) is a collaboration between two or more public authorities or organisations, based on solidarity, to improve the capacity and effectiveness of one partner in providing public water or sanitation services. This new paper by PSI, PSIRU and TNI provides an overview of the typical objectives of PUPs; the different forms of PUPs and partners involved; a series of case studies of actual PUPs; and an examination of the recent WOPs initiative. It then offers recommendations for future development of PUPs. The paper includes an overview of over 130 PUPs in around 70 countries. This means that far more countries have hosted PUPs than host PPPs in water – according to a report from PPIAF in December 2008, there are only 44 countries with private participation in water.

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Transnational Institute and Corporate Europe Observatory, Enero 2009 A pesar de décadas de presiones intensas de comercializar y privatizar la gestión de agua, hay todavía numerosos ejemplos inspiradores de gestión pública de agua exitosa en ciudades y regiones a través de Europa. Un nuevo documento de debate, publicado por TNI y CEO, explora las lecturas que ofrecen diez de estos ejemplos, en base a nuevos criterios por una progresiva gestión de agua.

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Transnational Institute and Corporate Europe Observatory, January 2009 Despite decades of intense pressure to commercialise and privatise water delivery, there are still numerous inspiring examples of successful public water management in cities and regions across Europe. A new discussion paper published by TNI and CEO explores the lessons to be learned from ten such examples, on the basis of nine key criteria for progressive public water management.

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the delegates of the Pan-Asia Water Colloquium, “Water: Common Good, Public Management and Alternatives” gathered between September 25-27, 2008 at the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras in Chennai, Tamil Nadu State, India, declare this statement.

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Read this report (6 pages) on the Pan-Asia Water Colloquium, “Water: Common Good, Public Management and Alternatives Securing the Right to Water—Challenges and Solutions in Asia” (September 25-27, 2008 in Chennai, India).

This is the last of a 3-part series on water to be published in the Hindu, one of India's most widely circulated national dailies. These articles are the response to the impact of and as a followup to the recently concluded Asian Water Colloquium at IIT, Chennai between Sep 25th to 27th, 2008, jointly hosted by RPW Network, Forum for Global South, Centre for Law, Policy and Human Rights Studies, Chennai, Dept. of Humanities and Social Sciences Indian Institute of Technology, Madras and Change Management Group of Engineers from TWAD Board, Agriculural Engineering Dept. (AED) and IAMWARM.

This is thesecond of a 3-part series on water to be published in the Hindu, one of India's most widely circulated national dailies. These articles are the response to the impact of and as a followup to the recently concluded Asian Water Colloquium at IIT, Chennai between Sep 25th to 27th, 2008, jointly hosted by RPW Network, Forum for Global South, Centre for Law, Policy and Human Rights Studies, Chennai, Dept. of Humanities and Social Sciences Indian Institute of Technology, Madras and Change Management Group of Engineers from TWAD Board, Agriculural Engineering Dept. (AED) and IAMWARM.

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October 2008 This is the English summary of 60 pages full report "Rethinking China’s Urban Water Privatization" in Chinese written by Xinjiang Conservation Fund based in Beijing. Based on reviews of development of the urban water sector since 1949, data analysis and interpretation of 500 household surveys in five cities in China, this report aims at answering the following questions: What are the reasons for China’s urban water privatization? What is the essence of China’s marketization reform of public water? What are the impacts generated by this process? What are the preconditions for a successful and human-oriented urban public water reform? A full English report is being prepared.

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October 2008 Written by Xinjiang Conservation Fund based in Beijing. Based on reviews of development of the urban water sector since 1949, data analysis and interpretation of 500 household surveys in five cities in China, this report aims at answering the following questions: What are the reasons for China’s urban water privatization? What is the essence of China’s marketization reform of public water? What are the impacts generated by this process? What are the preconditions for a successful and human-oriented urban public water reform?

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Position Paper presented to the Committee on Natural Resources House of Representatives, 14th Congress Freedom from Debt Coalition August 13, 2008 The Freedom from Debt Coalition (FDC) urges the honorable members of the House of Representatives’ Committee on Natural Resources to conduct a thorough review and investigation of the MWSS privatization, believing firmly that for the past ten years, impacts of the said privatization thus far run counter to the aims set forth in RA 8041 to “address the nationwide water crisis which adversely affects the health and well-being of the population, food production and industrialization process” and in turn defeats the people’s right to water.

The European Public Water Network is a pan-European network of water activist groups, networks and movements resisting the water privatisation push in Europe.

September 23-27, 2008 in Chennai Indian national newspaper The Hindu and others reported water democratisation issues

PAN-ASIAN WATER COLLOQUIUM on WATER: COMMON GOOD, PUBLIC MANAGEMENT, AND ALTERNATIVES Securing the Right to Water—Challenges and Solutions in Asia (September 23-27, 2008) IC&SR, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India

This is the first of a 3-part series on water to be published in the Hindu, one of India's most widely circulated national dailies. These articles are the response to the impact of and as a followup to the recently concluded Asian Water Colloquium at IIT, Chennai between Sep 25th to 27th, 2008, jointly hosted by RPW Network, Forum for Global South, Centre for Law, Policy and Human Rights Studies, Chennai, Dept. of Humanities and Social Sciences Indian Institute of Technology, Madras and Change Management Group of Engineers from TWAD Board, Agriculural Engineering Dept. (AED) and IAMWARM.

The first step towards a new approach that builds on the strength of Europe's public water sector is to introduce a moratorium on new EU liberalisation initiatives in the water sector and clear guarantees that public water supply is exempted from EU competition and procurement rules.

COCHABAMBA DECLARATION IN DEFENSE OF WATER and Statement of Commitment and Cochabamba Deceleration in Defense of Water

Declaracion de Cochabamba en Defensa del Agua y ACUERDO MARCO DE COMPROMISO

Later this month, the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras will host an Asia-level colloquium on water, an event that will attract policymakers, water planners, public water managers, water rights groups and activists.

The conference is a collaboration between Reclaiming Public Water Network and and Red VIDA(Vigilancia Interamericana para la Defensa y Derecho al Agua – Inter-American Network for the Defense of the Right to Water), organized in Cochabamba, Bolivia on 23-25 August, 2008. You can find the English programme.

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Ten years hence, Manila Water has stretched its wings and ventured into ‘markets’ outside its concession, not only in the Philippines but also in the Asian region. International water companies have moved out or slowed down in Asia and the company has aggressive plans to fill in this gap and largely ‘untapped’ market. Find more in the research paper written by Violeta Corral, Public Services International Research Unit (in Manila)

A new website - www.remunicipalisation.org - goes live today to highlight the growing trend to return failing privately managed water services to public management.

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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.

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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.

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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.

abril de 2008 En marzo de 2009, el Gobierno turco acogerá el V Foro Mundial del Agua en el contexto del que probablemente es el programa de privatización del agua más drástico del mundo. Además de privatizar servicios hídricos, el Gobierno prevé vender ríos y lagos. Los movimientos sociales turcos, que organizaron su propia conferencia en Estambul el mes pasado, sospechan que el Gobierno está utilizando el Foro para sacar adelante esta agenda tan polémica.

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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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"Water Democracy: Reclaiming Public Water in Asia" is a compilation of 19 new essays written by civil society activists, trade unionists and�@other water practitioners. The essays show that the privatization wave has far from come to a halt in Asia: from India and Indonesia to Japan and South Korea (where public water delivery has been very successful), neoliberal governments promote privatisation as the way forward. At the same time the essay collection also highlights a very different trend: democratisation and other progressive reforms of public water management are gaining ground in Asia, providing an attractive alternative to privatisation.

Abel Esteban (Corporate Europe Observatory) interviewed Luis Mario Padron about the ground-breaking new Public-Public Partnership (PUP) between the Argentinean public water utility Aguas Bonaerenses S.A. (ABSA) and SEDAM, the provincial water utility of Huancayo (Peru). The project, aimed to improve public water delivery in Huancayo, is an important example of the growing trend of not-for-profit cooperation between public utilities from the South. Such public-public partnerships offer a strong alternative to privatisation and public-private partnerships (PPPs).

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A letter to express a strong support for the proposed UN mechanism for enabling Water Operator Partnerships (WOPs) to provide not-for-profit support to public operators, endoursed by 86 organisations 15 individuals from civil society groups, trade unions, and public water utilities around the world.

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86 organizaciones sociales y 15 indiviales firmaron para expresar su firme apoyo al mecanismo propuesto por la ONU para el desarrollo de Colaboraciones entre Operadores de Agua (WOPs, en sus siglas en inglés).

Please join us in congratulating the Concerned Citizens Coalition of Stockton on their hard-earned victory!

At a protest against water privatization in Suchitoto, El Salvador, on July 2 more than 25 people were injured by rubber bullets, 18 were severely affected by tear gas, and 14 people were detained and accused of public disorder and illicit association. Please read the letter below and send your endorsement to Maj at mfiil@fwwatch.org by July 20th.

El día lunes 2 de julio, el Presidente de la República tenía programado el lanzamiento de la Política Nacional de Descentralización y la inauguración de un proyecto de agua, con presencia de las y los Alcaldes, Gobernadores y Cuerpo Diplomático, en el centro recreativo San Juan, en Suchitoto; ocasión en la que diversas organizaciones sociales y comunitarias, programaron realizar una jornada de protesta pacífica motivada por dos razones fundamentales:

We have been asked to help to spread this information from our friends in Cordoba, Argentina. The original email and letter were in Spanish. Marcela

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Queridos compañeros, Solicito a las diferentes organizaciones y a la Red Africana, darle a esta consulta popular la mayor difusión, es otro logro importante, y puede ser un golpe duro para la Suez. En mayo la CNDAV viajo a Córdoba para darle impulso a esta iniciativa, por fin se concretó, creemos que merece ser difundida. Gracias, un abrazo, Carmen. (CNDAV - Uruguay)

The Mercury Eye on Civil Society column 3 July 2007 eThekwini: drought hits the poors by Orlean Naidoo, Dudu Khumalo and Patrick Bond Is Durban a model for South Africa and the world? In the field of water, some say yes. National Geographic magazine awarded chief water official Neil MacLeod global recognition a few years ago, and the city won South African recognition as best metro in 2006.

Consumer Group Encourages Americans�@to Take Back the Tap New Food & Water Watch Report Highlights Problems with Bottled Water

NOTES: * THE LOCAL UNION IN CEBU/MCWD -- MEU/AGWWAS -- HAD BEEN VERY ACTIVE IN ITS OPPOSITION OF THIS UNSOLICTED BOT PROJECT; AND SINCE ITS REJECTUON, HAVE HAD SOME SUCCESS IN ESPOUSING ALTERNATIVE SCHEMES/PUBLIC-PUBLIC PARTNERSHIPS' BETWEEN THE WATER UTILITY AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN BULK WATER SUPPLY. NOW, ALL THESE EFFORTS WOULD BE FUTILE IF JAPAN GOVT FLEXES ITS ODA MUSCLE TO RAM THIS PROJECT DOWN THE THROAT OF LOCAL OFFICIALS. NEWSCLIP BELOW SAYS THAT MITSUBISHI COPR MADE THE FEASIBILITY STUDY OF THE PROJECT; THIS IS INCORRECT. IT WAS INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION(IFC/WB) WHICH WROTE THE LARGELY BIASED STUDY; WE IMMEDIATELY CITED CONFLICT OF INTEREST AS IFC IS ONE OF THE SHAREHOLDERS OF THE PROPONENT'S (AYALA) MANILA WATER CO/MWC; MITSUBISHI IS ANOTHER MWC SHAREHOLDER.

HI everyone, Just to share news of a fuel-free water pump developed in the Philippines which has won in the Ashden Sustainable Energy Awards. An example of appropriate, affordable technology that can be used in rural communities in developing countries. Carla

Public Services in Europe: from privatisation to participation Giulio Marcon and Duccio Zola Eurotopia, May 2007 Giulio Marcon and Duccio Zola survey the resistance to privatisation across Europe, highlighting the role of pan-European trade union initiatives and a growing alliance between social movements and the unions.

A recent article in the Scottish Left Review outlining some of the issues surrounding water in Scotland.

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Water Privatization and ADB, Its Impacts and Responses from Peoples�f Movements By Violeta P. Corral Public Services International Research Unit (www.psiru.org) People�fs Forum on ADB, Kyoto, Japan, 5-6 May 2007

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Nepal Water Privatization: Role of ADB and PSI�fs Call for Quality Water Services and Public Water Management By Violeta P. Corral, Public Services International Research Unit (www.psiru.org), Peoples�f Forum on ADB, Kyoto, 5-6 May 2007

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Current Situation of Water Privatization in Japan and Our Struggle Against It By KUBOTA Kazutaka, Secretary General, ZENSUIDO (All-Japan Water Supply Workers�f Union) Peoples�f Forum on ADB, Kyoto, 5-6 May 2007

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Workers as Key Stakeholders in the Water Sector & Building QPS and PUPs By Victor Chiong, President, Alliance of Government Workers in Water Sector (AGWWAS, Philippines) Statement at Asian Development Bank 40th Annual Meeting, Peoples�f Forum on ADB, Kyoto, 4-6 May 2007

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The Curse of the MWSS Water Utility Privatization in the Philippines: Private Mismanagement And Workers�f Woes By Roberta F. Estimo – President, Maynilad Water Supervisors Association (MWSA), Peoples�f Forum on ADB, Kyoto, 4-6 May 2007

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Jakarta Water Privatization: Workers Campaign to Bring Back Water in Public Hands By Dameria Hasibuan, President, SP PDAM Jakarta, Indonesia (Municipal Water Supply Workers Union of DKI Jakarta), Peoples�f Forum on ADB, Kyoto, 4-6 May 2007

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Water Privatization in Indonesia and the Chance of PUPs as Alternatives By Hamong Santono, People�fs Coalition for the Right to Water / KruHA Peoples�f Forum on ADB, Kyoto, 5-6 May 2007

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Problems of Water Privatization and Responses in Korea By Korean Government Employees�f Union (KGEU) and Joint Action against Water Privatization Peoples�f Forum on ADB, Kyoto, 5-6 May 2007

Nota de La Diaria sobre CNDAV y PUP COMISIÓN EN DEFENSA DEL AGUA Y LA VIDA PIDE 'AGILITAR LA IMPLEMENTACIÓN DEL MANDATO CONSTITUCIONAL'

Media coverage of the India Speakers' Tour, April 2007 (Mumbai)

Media coverage of the India Speakers' Tour, April 2007 (Mumbai)

Media coverage of the India Speakers' Tour, April 2007 (Mumbai)

Media coverage of the India Speakers' Tour, April 2007 (Mumbai)

Media coverage of the India Speakers' Tour, April 2007 (New Delhi)

Media coverage of the India Speakers' Tour, April 2007 (Chennai)

Media coverage of the India Speakers' Tour, April 2007 (Chennai)

Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO), March 2007 The European Commission has started funding the Public-Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility (PPIAF), a controversial multi-donor agency operating under the wings of the World Bank. The PPIAF, which exclusively offers pro-privatisation advice, has since 1999 prescribed water privatisation models for dozens of developing countries. In addition to funding the PPIAF, the Commission has also launched its own mechanism based on a similar philosophy, the Private Sector Enabling Environment Facility (PSEEF) with a budget of 20 million euro. Read the new CEO briefing at: http://www.corporateeurope.org/murkywater.html

March 2007 El suministro de agua potable en los países de la UE depende principal o exclusivamente de empresas públicas pero, en el plano internacional, la UE defiende la privatización del agua. El problema radica en la fuerte tendencia de la Comisión Europea a identificarse con los intereses de grandes empresas europeas. Por Olivier Hoedeman.

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By Olivier Hoedeman Drinking water delivery in most countries of the European is exclusively or pre-dominantly run by public utilities. Why then is the European Union in the international arena mainly known as a promoter of a stronger role for the private sector in water delivery? This article is published in May 2007 as part of the book ¡ÈReclaiming Public Water¡É Japanese edition.

The Savelugu water system is a classic example of community participation and ownership of any kind of project being implemented by either Government or Non-Government organisation. This paper was written and presented by Abu O. Alhassan (Savelugu Water Board, Ghana) during World Social Forum in Nairobi (January 2007).

Author- Prabin Man Singh Organisation - Collective Initiative for Research and Action (CIRA) Article No:104, February 13, 2007 Published by the Society for the Study of Peace and Conflict (SSPC)

Dear colleagues, The UN High Commissioner on Human Rights has announced a request for relevant information for the upcoming study on the human right to water. The announcement can be found at: http://www.ohchr.org/english/issues/water/index.htm

http://www.worldwaterday.eu/ In the run up to World Water Day (22 March), over 60 civil society and labour organisations from Europe and around the world have published a critical statement about the policies of the European Commission regarding water and sanitation in developing countries. The statement has also been published in the European Voice newspaper, as an advert paid for by contributions from the endorsing organisations.

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SUMMARY REPORT AMRTA INSTITUTE SEMINAR ¡ÈCampaign to Take Back Jakarta Water from Private Concessionaires¡É November 8-10, 2006, Jakarta

15.03.2007 - 17:39 CET | By Andrew Rettman EUOBSERVER / FOCUS EU aid and trade policy is designed to help European corporations break into emerging water management markets instead of reducing the number of 1.1 billion people worldwide who don't have access to clean drinking water, a coalition of over 60 NGOs has said in an open letter to Brussels.

News from the World Development Movement 14 March 2007 Critics of the European Commission¡Çs promotion of water privatisation have joined together in a worldwide call to take urgent action to tackle the global water crisis.

Excerpt From Korean Government Employees¡Ç Union (KGEU) Newsletter, Feb 2007

PRESS RELEASE 22. February 2007 Norway has decided to pull out of a controversial World Bank fund that actively promotes water privatisation in developing countries. Norway has contributed $2,85 million to the Public Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility (PPIAF) since 1999.

Press Information World Development Movement Monday 19 February 2007 The Guyanese authorities have just cancelled a five-year water management contract with Severn Trent Water International (STWI) citing the company¡Çs failure to meet five out of the seven objectives in the contract .

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One billion people lack access to clean drinking water around the world, and 2.6 billion people lack access to sanitation. Each day 5,000 children die from the effects of drinking dirty water. The need to tackle the global water crisis is clear. For the past fifteen years, international aid donors – including the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and rich governments – have argued that privatisation is a solution to the global water crisis. Poor countries have been told that private companies, including some of the world¡Çs largest corporations – Suez, Veolia, Saur, Thames – would bring finance and efficiency gains, to improve public water systems. But time and time again, these water privatisation schemes have failed. Here are 10 reasons why:

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One billion people lack access to clean drinking water around the world, and 2.6 billion people lack access to sanitation. Each day 5,000 children die from the effects of drinking dirty water. The need to tackle the global water crisis is clear. While some public water companies are inefficient and give a poor service, a growing number are providing a good service to their users. Public water can and does work. With over 90 per cent of the world¡Çs piped water in public hands, we need to learn the lessons from successful public and community providers in order make the human right to water a practical reality for everyone. Donors and governments need to support public water. Here are 10 reasons why:

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Community management of a rural water system in Madiany, western Kenya. Paper by George Misore Rubiik, presented at the World Social Forum, Nairobi, Kenya, 24th January 2007.

January 24, 2007 Over 250 activists representing organizations and social movements from Africa, and from over 40 African countries, committed to actively support this network during an historic session at the World Social Forum in Nairobi.

--- Media advisory --- Water activists to launch pan-African network against privatisation at World Social Forum Nairobi, 18 January 2007

This is a translation of Experiências de Êxito em Serviços Públicos Municipais de Saneamento, published by ASSEMAE (Associação Nacional dos Serviços Municipais de Saneamento), June 2006. The book presents twenty examples of successful public water delivery in large and small, wealthy and poor municipalities across Brazil. The city of Porto Alegre is already known around the world for its use of participatory budgeting and other democratic reforms to achieve universal access to clean water. The book shows that similar approaches are used in many other cities in Brazil and in many cases have led to rapid expansion of access to water and sanitation for the poorest communities.

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El encuentro internacional en la promoción de modelos progresistas de agua pública en las zonas rurales (Barcelona, Noviembre 19-21)

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International gathering for promoting progressive public water models in rural areas (Barcelona, November 19 – 21 2006

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The letter calls upon the European Commission not make any further financial contributions to PPIAF, nor attend future PPIAF meetings. Instead, the letter encourages the Commission to support public-public partnerships (PUPs) in the water and sanitation sector. Signed by over 30 organisations.

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Paper by Guillermo Amorebieta (October 2006), presented in the seminar ¡ÆCampaign to Take Back Jakarta Water from Private Concessionaires¡Ç November 8-10, 2006, Jakarta Contents: I.- OUTLINE OF PUBLIC WATER AND SEWER SERVICE IN THE AMERICAS II.-MANAGEMENT MODEL CONSIDERATIONS III.-THE CASE OF AGUAS BONAERENSES S.A. (ABSA)

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Artículo por Guillermo Amorebieta (Octubre, 2006), publicado en el seminario de la Campaña para Recuperar el Servicio de Agua en Jakarta de los Consecionarios Privados, 8-10 noviembre, 2006, Jakarta Contenido: I.- CUADRO DE SITUACIÓN DE LOS SERVICIOS PUBLICOS DE AGUA Y ALCANTARILLADO EN LAS AMÉRICAS II.-CONSIDERACIONES SOBRE EL MODELO DE GESTIÓN III.-EL CASO DE AGUAS BONAERENSES S.A. (ABSA)

Global actions will take place in October of 2006 to celebrate the right to water, marking the second anniversary of the water referendum that amended the Uruguayan constitution held on October 31st of 2004. The agenda of water movements coincides – in a time of advance against the commodification of this common resource – from the achievements reached at the World Social Forum in Caracas, Venezuela, and at the International Forum in Defense of Water held in Mexico, this year. The challenges seem to go beyond the consolidation of a common agenda of these movements at a global scale, from identifying and promoting an alternative, public and sustainable water management model.

Durante el mes de octubre de 2006 se realizar�«¡n acciones globales de celebraci�«Ñn del derecho humano al agua, tomando como referencia el segundo aniversario del plebiscito constitucional sobre el agua aprobado en Uruguay el 31 de octubre de 2004. La agenda de los movimientos del agua est�«¡n confluyendo -en un momento de avance contra la mercantilizaci�«Ñn de este bien com�«ân- a partir de los logros ocurridos en el Foro Social Mundial en Caracas y en el Foro Internacional en Defensa del Agua en M�«±xico, durante este a�«Ðo. De todas maneras, los desaf�«¿os parecen ir m�«¡s all�«¡ de la consolidaci�«Ñn de una agenda com�«ân de estos movimientos, a nivel global, pasando a la identificaci�«Ñn y promoci�«Ñn de un modelo alternativo, p�«âblico y sustentable de gesti�«Ñn del agua.

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V�«±ase la historieta en defensa del agua y de la vida! Es una caricatura que describe la situaci�«Ñn de privatizaci�«Ñn de agua, movimientos globales en defensa del agua, y propuesta del modelo p�«âblico de agua! Por FENTAP (Federacion de Trabajadores de Agua Potable y Alcantarillado del Per�«â)

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Take a look this cartoon in defense of water and life! It is a cartoon story describes the situation of water privatization, global movements in defense of water, and a proposal of public water! An original work by FENTAP (National Federation of Potable Water Workers of Peru) and translated to English by World Development Movement, UK.

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The workshop was held during 6th Asia-Europe People¡Ç Forum 3-6 September 2006, Helsinki, Finland. The workshop agand at http://www.aepf.net/programme/economic-security/Cluster%202%20defending%20essential%20services%20workshop%20paper.pdf

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By Witoon Permpongsacharoen Foundation for Ecological Recovery ¡ÈWhat we are facing in Thailand is not a water crisis but a crisis in the dominant system of water management¡É (Editorial of Watershed Vol. 4 No. 2 TERRA, 1999). The article includes the follwoing three case studies: Case study 1: Chulaporn Dam Case Study 2: Mae Lao Irrigation Improvement Project Case Study 3: Pathumthani Waterworks

A report published by The Norwegian Forum for Environment and Development April 2006

Trivandrum, India (August 9, 2006): The state government of Kerala in south India has banned the production and sale of Coca-Cola and Pepsi in the state. The companies will be asked to close their operations entirely.

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This is the appendix to the 16-page report from "Public Water for All - Symposium on Improving Public Water Delivery" (15 March 2006, Mexico City).

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A 16-page report from "Public Water for All - Symposium on Improving Public Water Delivery" (15 March 2006, Mexico City) is available...

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Japanese translation of the article "The Tide Turns - But Pro-Privatisation Currents Remain Strong, May 2006" (http://www.waterjustice.org/index.php?mi=1&res_id=134)

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This article summarises twenty successful experiences of public utility service of water supply and sanitation selected according to methodology that aims to benefit good practices in these public services. Examples of the key principles used in this sele

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El artículo presenta de forma sintética el registro de veinte experiencias de éxito de servicios públicos de abastecimiento de agua y alcantarillado sanitario seleccionadas a partir de metodología y criterios que tratan

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O artigo apresenta de forma sintética o registro de vinte experiências de êxito de serviços públicos de saneamento selecionadas a partir de metodologia e critérios que procuraram privilegiar boas práticas na

The National Association of Municipal Services of Water and Sanitation (ASSEMAE) has recently published the book ¡ÈTwenty successful experiences of public utility service in water supply and sanitation¡É . ASSEMAE, created in 1984, defends the interests o

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Observations on the World Water Forum in Mexico City The Fourth World Water Forum in Mexico City (March 16-22 2006) showed that the international debate about water and sanitation is at crossroads.

Red Pepper, May 2006 Water privatisation has long been promoted as the only way to develop clean water supplies in the global South. But with several high profile failures and revolts, multinationals are pulling out.

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Article in Japanese Emerging alternatives from struggles against water privatization-creation of democratic process with people’s participation

The Example of german Development Cooperation in Bolivia May 2006

Innovative strategies based on citizens' engagement and other forms of democratisation have substantially improved public services in developing countries. This chapter presents examples of new approaches that have led to improved services, and the politi

In the 1990s, privatisation of public utilities was held up as the answer to decades of under-funding and inefficiency. Now, after a series of high-profile failures, Latin America is looking afresh at public sector solutions.

Joint declaration signed on this 19th day of March, 2006, in Mexico City, by the organizations from more than 40 countries participating in the International Forum in the Defense of Water.

La declaración firmada por las organizaciones participantes en el Foro Internacional en Defensa del Agua de más de 40 países en la Ciudad de México (19 marzo, 2006).

(March 06) 60 pages. The failure of the private sector to invest in water services in developing countries.

Mar 24, 2006 On March 16 in Mexico City, thousands of grassroots water warriors marched against an equivalent number of establishment delegates from governments, corporations and international agencies at the World Water Forum.

Mexico City, 22 March. On UN World Water Day, civil society groups point to the World Water Forum's closing declaration as proof of its incapacity to tackle the world's water crisis.

(22 March, Brussels) EPSU today held an action to mark World Water Day in the heart of Europe. A human chain of 1000 people was formed between the offices of AQUAFED (the International Private Water Company Federation) and the European Commission headquar

Supplement - March 22, 2006 by Nila Ardhianie, Contributor, Jakarta This year's International Water Day may be the right time to evaluate how much Indonesia has achieved in the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) in the water sector. Is Indonesia on the

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A 'Reclaiming Public Water' discussion paper March 2006

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March 2006. written by V. Suresh, Vibhu Nayar and Pradip Prabhu in Tamil Nadu, India

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written by Silvano Silvério da Costa, Brazil This article summarises twenty successful experiences of public utility service in of water supply and sanitation. Examples of the key principles used in this selection are; universal access, equity, [integral

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written by Amrta Institute for Water Literacy, Indonesia Tirtanadi in North Sumatra is the only PDAM (public water utility) in Indonesia to have adopted the Public-Public Partnership (PUPs) approach. PDAM Tirtanadi is owned by the provincial government o

Civil society groups are preparing for the World Water Forum in Mexico City (March 16-22 2006), with the aim to challenge water privatisation policies and promote public sector alternatives.

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Over 70 civil society groups call on the EU to stop imposing water privatisation on developing countries.

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Imagine...clean drinking water for everyone? RWE Thames water -a german player on the global water market, 2003

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The author analysis the historiy of RWE/Thames Water involvement in Jakarta and its impact an water supply in the Indonesian capital.

New report by the World Development Movement exposes the continuing push by donor governments and institutions to privatise water and sanitation in poor countries and calls for a different approach by donors to the global water crisis.

This new report exposes the continuing push by donor governments and institutions to privatise water and sanitation in poor countries and calls for a different approach by donors to the global water crisis.

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Citizens organize against Aguas de Barcelona in Saltillo, Mexico

I Mylaram N.Swamy am a Social Scientist ,Editor of a News Journal & Author. I am sending a Paper on Rain water Management for discussions. ...... Mylaram Narayana Swamy , No : 8, TTD Quarters Near III Choultry , TIRUPATI - A.P.

Public Water for Maximum Benefit By Eko Nugroho, Program manager, SAMADI Justice and Peace Institute, Indonesia

"Reclamar un modelo público de agua", Viernes 28 de enero, sesión de mañana, sala E203 del FSM, Porto Alegre. Traducción: inglés, español y francés.

"Reclaiming Public Water", Friday January 28th, morning session, WSF venue E203, Porto Alegre. Translation: English, Spanish and French.

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A german player on the global water market, 2003. This book gives an overview about RWE's history, its involvement in drinking water supply in Germany and its international work.

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RWE Thames water-a german player on the global water market, 2003. This book gives an overview about RWE's history, its involvement in drinking water supply in Germany and its international work.

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Both Uruguay and Netherlands are legislating to make privatisation of water illegal. This new PSIRU report describes the processes and discusses the context of international laws.

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Reclaiming Water Pricing for Participatory Public Services

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New report from War on Want on privatisation consultants and aid conditionality

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Presentation by Peter Hardstaff, World Development Movement for the Water security and people-centred water management:The impact of water privatisation in Asia and Europe and people`s responses during the ASEM5 People's forum, Hanoi,Vietnam 6

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Presentation by Uwe Hoering, Weed, Bonn/Berlin,Germany for the Water security and people-centred water management:The impact of water privatisation in Asia and Europe and people`s responses during the ASEM5 People's Forum in Hanoi,Vietnam Sept

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Presentation by Mr. Tran Hoai for the workshop on Water security and people- centred water management:learning experiences about alternatives to water privatization (towards effective public water)

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Presentation by Frances TC Lo for the workshop on Water security and people- centred water management: learning experiences about alternatives to water privatization (towards effective public water)

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Written by Lutfiyah Hanim, The Institute for Global Justice and Yanuar Nugroho, The Business Watch Indonesia, September 2003.

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Presentation by Peter Hardstaff, World Development Movement for the workshop on GATS: Challenges to National Sovereignty and Peoples’ Security during ASEM people's forum5, 6-9 Sept 2004

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Presentation by Roeline Knottnerus, the GATS platform for the workshop GATS: Challenges to National Sovereignty and Peoples’ Security during ASEM People's Forum5 in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2004

The 2nd Alternative World Water Forum will be held from the 17 to March 20, 2005, in Geneva (Switzerland).

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by Dale T. McKinley. This draft chapter for the forthcoming book on alternatives to water privatisation outlines the overview of impacts of privatisation to people in South Africa. It includes also his vision and principals toward people-centered

Rejecting government’s plans to privatise water, civil society groups point to the water utility in Penang as an alternative model. Via Public Utility Partnerships (PUPs), public water providers in the rest of Malaysia could improve their performanc

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This draft TNI-CEO briefing (prepared for the AEPF conference, Hanoi, September 406 2004) takes a closer look at cities around the world where public water supply has been improved through increased popular control and other democratic reforms.

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“Community Public Sector Partnership for the Provision of Water Services in Savelugu, Ghana”, by Patrick Apoya, Community Partnerships for Health and Development, Ghana, July 2003.

Report on the plans for water privatization in Ghana and alternative model of community-controlled water delivery in Savelugu. By Al-hassan Adam, National Coalition Against Water Privatization, Ghana (August 2004)

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Who's Taking Risks? How the World Bank pushes private infrastructure - and finds resistance in some surprising places. Tim Kessler, Citizen's Network on Essential Services (July 2004)

Given the decision by Suez and other water TNCs to pull out of major cities in the South, and the growing opposition to water privatisation in many countries, the tide may be turning for the corporate water giants. (CEO Info Brief, March 2003)

Liberalisation of water markets through the GATS talks would not only help Europe-based water TNCs to expand further, but may effectively make privatisation irreversible and close off the development of participatory models. (CEO Info Brief, March 2

Strategy Meeting on Water Privatisation in the South -Amsterdam, 16-18 October 2003

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Update on the process of improving public water supply in Cochabamba (Bolivia) by developing a model of participatory 'co-management'. Spanish version attached.

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"Experimental Alternate Option to Privatisation of Water Industry in Dhaka, Bangladesh", by M.Z.Hoque, presentation for the seminar on advancing alternatives to privatisation, Kyoto, 22 March 2003.

Bechtel's water operations in Iraq

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Some Water for All or More Water for Some? Financing the MDG needs shift in resource allocation [Bread for the World, November 2003]

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Recife Refuses World Bank Proposal - Gets Loan Without Privatisation [Public Services International update, February 2004]

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Assessing the Sustainable Development Potential of the Commission's New Proposal for Establishing a European Water Facility for ACP Countries: A Critical Review and Alternative Suggestions [Africa-Europe Faith and Justice Network, February 2004]