On March 7 one of Uruguay’s strongest myths was broken: trust in state enterprises. That day those who turned on their faucets were met with a foul smell and those who were drinking coffee or maté found a strange taste. The company in charge of the water supply, the State   Read More ...

Amsterdam/Brussels/Ottawa – The proposed Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the European Union (EU) and Canada would grant energy companies far-reaching rights to challenge bans and regulations of environmentally damaging shale gas development (fracking), a new briefing by Corporate Europe Observatory, The Council of Canadians and the Transnational Institute   Read More ...

We, people from the Ebro Delta Region in south Catalonia, would like to invite you to acknowledge and support our campaign to protect our river, its Delta and ecosystems and our livelihoods. The Ebro Delta is one of the most important wetland areas in southern Europe, but is extremely fragile. We have   Read More ...

A test case for democracy in Europe. The European Commission has in recent weeks gone on a PR offensive in response to growing criticism of its pro-privatisation agenda for the water sector. The criticism centres around the water privatisation conditions attached to the Troika’s rescue packages for Greece and Portugal,   Read More ...

Thousands mark day with events across Canada Ottawa, ON – People across Canada and around the world are marking today as the fourth Bottled Water Free Day. Over 25 events are being held across the country highlighting the negative impacts of bottled water, and the need to defend public water   Read More ...

Les tyrans ont toujours quelque ombre de vertu Ils soutiennent les lois avant de les abattre. Voltaire (Tyrants have always some slight shade of virtue; they support the laws before destroying them.) Frenchmen, our brothers! On the 19th of February, your President, François Hollande, visited the capital of our country,   Read More ...

The United Nations has just named 2013 the year of water cooperation. Those of us who have been fighting privatization packaged as “partnerships” and deregulation promoted as “corporate sustainability” are naturally skeptical. We cannot talk meaningfully about sustainable solutions to the water crisis unless decision-makers are willing to acknowledge the   Read More ...

March 14: International Day of Action for Rivers and against Dams Statement of organizations against the project Chadin II *** Ms. Ambassador Cristina Laboureix Velita Mr. Minister Merino Tafur, MEM The undersigned organizations express our deep concern and opposition to the construction of more than 15 dams on the river Marañon   Read More ...