Defend water as a right: join the #HandsOffNature campaign!
Across the European Union, a process of environmental deregulation is accelerating, putting at risk key laws that protect nature, water and people’s health. Under the narrative of “simplification” and economic competitiveness, EU institutions are opening the door to rolling back regulations that are the result of decades of social and political struggle.
This rollback has very real consequences. When environmental laws are weakened, the exploitation of common goods is facilitated, an extractivist economic model is reinforced, and the human right to water is put at risk. This is not a technical issue: it is a deeply political decision.
