The Council of Canadians | 6th July 2010 Dear Excellencies, I am writing all UN Ambassadors, permanent missions, and member states of the United Nations to seek your support for a very important initiative now taking place at the United Nations General Assembly concerning the human right to water and sanitation. On June 17, a [...]
A letter to all UN Missions from Maude Barlow
By Paul Stewart in July 23rd 2010 No Comment »
Filed Under communications, drinking water, food security, fresh water, health, social structures, world water Tags: 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights, draft resolution, maude barlow, safe and clean drinking water and sanitation, the right to water
Filed Under communications, drinking water, food security, fresh water, health, social structures, world water Tags: 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights, draft resolution, maude barlow, safe and clean drinking water and sanitation, the right to water
Film to tell love story about water
By admin in June 7th 2010 No Comment »
Filed Under Water Films, collaboration, communications, drinking water, fresh water, social structures, world water Tags: canadian activist, director shekhar kapur, documentary maker, Film to tell love story about water, international spotlight, maude barlow, movie director, ottawa citizen, passion project, precious commodity, water, Water Films
Filed Under Water Films, collaboration, communications, drinking water, fresh water, social structures, world water Tags: canadian activist, director shekhar kapur, documentary maker, Film to tell love story about water, international spotlight, maude barlow, movie director, ottawa citizen, passion project, precious commodity, water, Water Films
Activist, filmmaker hope project will raise awareness about precious commodity BY CHRIS COBB, THE OTTAWA CITIZEN Maude Barlow is going Bollywood. The veteran Canadian activist and internationally-renowned campaigner against creeping corporate control of the world’s dwindling fresh water supplies, has won the admiration of Indian movie director Shekhar Kapur and the prospect a blockbuster world [...]
3 World Water Wins
By admin in May 29th 2010 No Comment »
Filed Under aquifer, biodiversity, bottled water, collaboration, communications, conservation, drinking water, flora and fauna, fresh water, pollution, rivers, social structures, technology, water security, watershed, wetland, world water Tags: Anil Naidoo, artists community, community activists, global movement, groundwater levels, maude barlow, Meera Karunananthan, petition drive, private water, privatization of water, sanitation systems, trade unions, water privatization, water rates
Filed Under aquifer, biodiversity, bottled water, collaboration, communications, conservation, drinking water, flora and fauna, fresh water, pollution, rivers, social structures, technology, water security, watershed, wetland, world water Tags: Anil Naidoo, artists community, community activists, global movement, groundwater levels, maude barlow, Meera Karunananthan, petition drive, private water, privatization of water, sanitation systems, trade unions, water privatization, water rates
Around the world, people are taking control of their water supply. by Maude Barlow, Anil Naidoo, Meera Karunananthan Everybody needs water as much as they need air or food. So what happens when a corporation steps in and turns public water into private profit? It can spell disaster in a poor community or a place [...]
Privatising Water is Denying People a Human Right: UN
By Paul Stewart in March 31st 2009 No Comment »
Filed Under drinking water, world water Tags: fundamental right, maude barlow, private water companies, world water forum
Filed Under drinking water, world water Tags: fundamental right, maude barlow, private water companies, world water forum
by Bobby Ramakant | www.opednews.com The President of the United Nations General Assembly has told delegates at the 5th World Water Forum (WWF) in Istanbul, Turkey, that, “those who are committed to the privatization of water, making it a commodity like oil, are denying people a human right as basic as the air we breathe.” [...]
An Inside Peek: Why the World Water Forum Is a Sham
By Paul Stewart in March 19th 2009 No Comment »
Filed Under drinking water, fresh water, water security, world water Tags: corporate interests, cronyism, financial institutions, maude barlow, political intrigue, sham, world water council, world water forum
Filed Under drinking water, fresh water, water security, world water Tags: corporate interests, cronyism, financial institutions, maude barlow, political intrigue, sham, world water council, world water forum
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 [...]
'We're running out of time'
By Paul Stewart in October 27th 2008 No Comment »
Filed Under world water Tags: activist, council of canadians, fears, maude barlow, United Nations, water issues
Filed Under world water Tags: activist, council of canadians, fears, maude barlow, United Nations, water issues
Maude Barlow explains why it’s time for a nation of wasters — that’s us! — to turn off the tap and find ways to save the world’s water The Ottawa Citizen | Sunday, October 26, 2008 Activist and Ottawa resident Maude Barlow has started a new role as senior adviser on water issues to Miguel [...]
Maude Barlow named to UN post
By Paul Stewart in October 21st 2008 No Comment »
Filed Under world water Tags: adviser, advocacy, maude barlow, United Nations, water
Filed Under world water Tags: adviser, advocacy, maude barlow, United Nations, water
Tue, October 21, 2008 By VIVIAN SONG, SUN MEDIA TORONTO — Canada’s internationally renowned water crusader, Maude Barlow, has been appointed senior water adviser to the United Nations president. Barlow, described by international media as “the Al Gore of water” and currently chair of the country’s biggest public advocacy group, the Council of Canadians, will [...]
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