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Paul Stewart in March 21st 2009
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International Rivers | Press Release | March 20, 2009 Istanbul, Turkey — At a press conference today at the Fifth World Water Forum (WWF), a panel of international experts and activists denounced the undemocratic methods of the WWF and World Water Council. They reaffirmed their opposition to large dams, the impacts of which include increased [...]
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Paul Stewart in March 19th 2009
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By Jeff Conant, AlterNet | March 18, 2009. Behind the World Water Forum’s public posture as a trade expo and an educational exchange among water advocates lies a labyrinth of political intrigue and corporate cronyism. Corporate interests that make up the World Water Council are in constant contact with the World Bank and other financial [...]
By Hilmi Toros, IPS News | March 16, 2009 The Fifth World Water Forum begins in Istanbul today in the face of some stark facts: of the world’s water, 97.5 percent is the sea, and of the remaining, 70 percent is frozen in polar icecaps. That leaves precious little for 6.76 billion people around the [...]
