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Tidal Wave

International movement takes on the water industry

By Erica Hartman

Accra, Ghana—In a new grassroots movement to combat the corporatization of water, organizers gathered here in mid-May for their first annual water forum. Titled “Securing the Right to Water in Africa,” the event brought together various groups in Africa who oppose growing efforts by multinational corporations and lending institutions to privatize water. The World Bank has set its sights on Ghana… return to article

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    It is amazing to find no comments on this story. Peolple take water availability for granted. I am from Nicaragua. “The Land of Many Waters”. Last time that I visited my family there was no water to drink or clean. Water had to be drawn from an ancient well.People carried water in pans,buckets and barrils. Now my sister tells me that they have to buy bottled water for their daily use.

    United States Posted by Pablo Ruiz on Jun 3, 2003 at 3:44 PM

    Being the country with the largest supplies of drinkable water, I’m surprise there is no mention of Canada and the govm’t ‘s point of view on this matter. Its borderless economy with the US is a big danger to the water reserves.

    We know that the US is a big pro-Corporate and privatization agent in the world economy and the FTA & NAFTA are endangering the reserves of the north. There must have been some discussion on the subject at the summit.

    The protection of Canada’s water supplies is a subject that’s been on Canada’s New Democratic Party’s agenda for awhile now and that should be a concern on the international level.

    Pablo, I recently came back from an Int’l Dev. program in Nicaragua and I agree with you, there is a huge problem in the entire Central America and with the conditions in which these countries are, (as well as in Africa), no one will be able to get drinkable water.

    United States Posted by Myself on Jun 3, 2003 at 6:50 PM
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