Water

Protecting it from overuse, pollution, and privatization.

Signs of Life :: Defending the Right to Water

by Daniel Moss, Brooke Jarvis

posted May 07, 2009

More than 20 countries have signed a declaration recognizing water as a basic human right. The declaration was presented as an alternative to a weaker statement on water access issued at the 5th World Water Forum in Istanbul in March.

Flow :: Interview with the Director

posted Apr 30, 2009

Director Irena Salina on why more people in the West are becoming aware of the human and environmental impact of water scarcity, how reservoir privatization affects common people, and what the role of world government should be in resolving the problem before it's too late.

Ideas for a Better Food System :: Water

posted Feb 13, 2009

Community-controlled irrigation is making a comeback.

Signs of Life :: Stimulus for Clean Water?

by Tara Lohan

posted Feb 13, 2009

Citizen groups like Food and Water Watch are asking Congress to tackle the nation's water infrastructure crisis.

Sustainability in Seattle: Water Conservation

by Richard Conlin

posted Oct 20, 2008

When water consumption in your city is expected to skyrocket in the coming years, what would you do? Build more dams? Or build hundreds of smaller projects to fix all the leaks in your pipes and install low-flow fixtures in homes and businesses?

Life, Liberty, Water

by Maude Barlow

posted May 22, 2008

As climate change and worldwide shortages loom, will people fight over water or join together to protect it? A global water justice movement is demanding a change in international law to ensure the universal right to clean water for all.

Blue Covenant: Maude Barlow on the Global Movement for Water Justice

by Maude Barlow

posted Apr 30, 2008

Listen to Maude Barlow's interview with Amy Goodman on Democracy Now!

People We Love

posted Jul 29, 2007

People We Love: Kelydra Weckler, Reverend Todd Eklof, Lauren Jacobs, Corbin Harney

Communities Take Power

by Doug Pibel

posted Jul 29, 2007

Communities across the country are declaring citizens' right and duty to protect their water, land, local economy, and way of life, even if it means taking on the enormous power of corporations. Here are some of the peaceful revolutionaries who have stepped up.

Oscar Olivera: After the Water War

by Sarah van Gelder

posted May 11, 2007

Cochabamba's water wars have ended. With the multinationals gone, Oscar Olivera advocates a change in mindset.

Discussion Guide: Whose Water?

posted May 20, 2004

Like oil, water scarcity lies at the heart of many of the world’s worst conflicts, and, as they once looked at oil, the world’s corporations see water as the next great commodity for their profit. But is there a different path, a way to share water, fostering abundance rather than exploiting scarcity?

India's Dawn

by Rachel Milanez

posted May 20, 2004

India's Dawn by Rachel Milanez - Auroville reforestation and water management

The Big Promise of the Small

by Carolyn McConnell

posted May 20, 2004

How a Namibian beetle, drip irrigation, clay pots and a child's seesaw help overcome water scarcity

Young People And Their Watershed

by Diane Galusha

posted May 20, 2004

Catskill Watershed Corporation funds a student project to prevent erosion and preserve water quality

Turning Scarcity Into Abundance

by Vandana Shiva

posted May 20, 2004

The solution to scarcity is not more mega-projects, more control by giant corporations, or more globalization. The solution to scarcity is more democracy

The Battle For Water

by Tony Clarke, Maude Barlow

posted May 20, 2004

Waste, pollution, population growth, global trade rules, and now privatization are threatening billions of people with water scarcity. How can we reclaim water for all life?

Karen Charman: A Sewer Becomes a Water Park

by Karen Charman

posted May 20, 2004

A floating ecological living machine--a gorgeous botanical garden--is restoring open sewage canals in Fuzhou, China

A Watershed Runs Through You

by Freeman House

posted May 20, 2004

The struggle to bring back endangered salmon draws one community into a new commitment to the well-being of its watershed

Bringing Streams To Light

by Mark Overbay

posted Jun 30, 1999