COMMONS MAGAZINE
The Spanish language version of_Our Water Commons: Towards a New Freshwater Narrative_is available here. To learn more about the Our Water Commons global network and to read the report, click on the link below.
In every corner of the globe, communities (not just human, but flora and fauna as well) are in a pitched battle against thirst. One clear lesson emerges from the struggles of the world’s water warriors — water management remains a leaky endeavor unless it adheres to the principles of the commons — the gifts of society and nature that are shared by all, for generations to come.
Click below to learn more about the Our Water Commons global network and to read the report.
In this new follow up to the international bestseller Blue Gold , Barlow chronicles the growth of a new global movement dedicated to establishing water as a universal human right that cannot be bought and sold in the name of profit.
In this groundbreaking book Maude Barlow —head of the Council of Canadians, Canada’s largest public advocacy organization—and Tony Clarke—an authority on the impact of global corporations— highlight the issues at stake with the privatization of water. They vividly describe what happens when water is treated like a commodity that is governed by the demands of profit-seeking.
