Flash mob in Marseille on march 14, before the Alternative World Water Forum.

Opening plenary of FAME – 14 march 2012

First day in the World Water Forum.

For those who will not be in Marseille, they can follow sessions and some workshops live by video streaming:  14 March 18h00 – 21h00 Opening plenary Thursday 15 March 10H00 – 12H30 Water and sanitation in big cities in Niger and Burkina Faso  Thursday 15 March 13H00 – 15H30 The   Read More ...

Water and Extractivism: from North to South, one model, many movements. Mines, oil and gas wells, industrial plantations or animal farms, gigantic hydroelectric dams… Every day, more land is transformed into sacrificial zones that are meant to provide raw materials and energy. Large-scale exploitation of nature and its resources is   Read More ...

The UN’s recognition that the right to water is a fundamental human right is an explosive victory, and this was achieved by different movements all over the world that have called for this for many years. For example, we are thinking of the water war in Cochabamba, Bolivia and many   Read More ...