Water

Corporate initiatives to privatize, control, deplete or pollute fresh water around the world are intensifying, which raises sobering questions about fair access to an indispensable resource for life. The commons provides many constructive answers to this growing threat.

10 Water Commons Principles

July 11, 2012 | by Maude Barlow

A co-creative approach for protecting the planet's future

¡Viva la Acequia!

March 7, 2012 | by Jay Walljasper

In arid New Mexico, common water rights have endured for centuries

Water Privatization Overlooked as Factor in Egypt's Revolt August 10, 2012 \| By Karen Piper Mubarak's water policies contributed to the Arab Spring revolution last year	A Cure for What Ails the Great Lakes June 21, 2012 \| By Faye Brown A Canadian tour trumpets the message that the lakes belong to everyone living there
New Website Maps What We Share Around the Great Lakes May 30, 2012 \| By David Bollier Digital advances paired with commons consciousness helps protect what belongs to us	Waterkeeper Alliance Declares Great Lakes a Shared Commons May 25, 2012 \| By Alexa Bradley & Jessica Conrad A new resolution passed by the international organization founded and chaired by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
An Efficient, Effective Alternative to Water Privatization May 6, 2012 Public-public partnerships are now four times as common in the U.S. as public-private ones	Debating the Future of Our World's Water April 3, 2012 \| By Daniel Moss World Water Forum in Marseille sets the stage for important talks at Rio environment conference
Claiming Our Commons April 1, 2012 \| By On the Commons Team Creating new avenues for genuine citizenship and a revitalized civil society	Water Belongs to All of Us December 14, 2011 \| by Alexa Bradley Water Belongs to All of Us: This grassroots inner city group takes an out-front role in many water issues, and is in the forefront of an emerging campaign to claim water as a commons throughout the Great Lakes region.
Elinor Ostrom's 8 Principles for Managing A Commmons October 2, 2011 \| By Jay Walljasper OTC co-sponsers a Commons Festival featuring the Nobel Prize winner Oct. 7-8 in Minneapolis	Hundreds Arrested in D.C. Tar Sands Protests August 28, 2011 \| By Richard Graves Greens pressure Obama to do the right thing on risky pipeline

Water Privatization Overlooked as Factor in Egypt's Revolt August 10, 2012 \| By Karen Piper Mubarak's water policies contributed to the Arab Spring revolution last year	A Cure for What Ails the Great Lakes June 21, 2012 \| By Faye Brown A Canadian tour trumpets the message that the lakes belong to everyone living there
New Website Maps What We Share Around the Great Lakes May 30, 2012 \| By David Bollier Digital advances paired with commons consciousness helps protect what belongs to us	Waterkeeper Alliance Declares Great Lakes a Shared Commons May 25, 2012 \| By Alexa Bradley & Jessica Conrad A new resolution passed by the international organization founded and chaired by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
An Efficient, Effective Alternative to Water Privatization May 6, 2012 Public-public partnerships are now four times as common in the U.S. as public-private ones	Debating the Future of Our World's Water April 3, 2012 \| By Daniel Moss World Water Forum in Marseille sets the stage for important talks at Rio environment conference
Claiming Our Commons April 1, 2012 \| By On the Commons Team Creating new avenues for genuine citizenship and a revitalized civil society	Water Belongs to All of Us December 14, 2011 \| by Alexa Bradley Water Belongs to All of Us: This grassroots inner city group takes an out-front role in many water issues, and is in the forefront of an emerging campaign to claim water as a commons throughout the Great Lakes region.
Elinor Ostrom's 8 Principles for Managing A Commmons October 2, 2011 \| By Jay Walljasper OTC co-sponsers a Commons Festival featuring the Nobel Prize winner Oct. 7-8 in Minneapolis	Hundreds Arrested in D.C. Tar Sands Protests August 28, 2011 \| By Richard Graves Greens pressure Obama to do the right thing on risky pipeline

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Water

10 Water Commons Principles

¡Viva la Acequia!

Water Privatization Overlooked as Factor in Egypt's Revolt

A Cure for What Ails the Great Lakes

New Website Maps What We Share Around the Great Lakes

Waterkeeper Alliance Declares Great Lakes a Shared Commons

An Efficient, Effective Alternative to Water Privatization

Debating the Future of Our World's Water

Claiming Our Commons

Water Belongs to All of Us

Elinor Ostrom's 8 Principles for Managing A Commmons

Hundreds Arrested in D.C. Tar Sands Protests

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