The BLUE TALK with Blue Community Ambassador David McDonald, Professor of Global Development Studies at Queen’s University, Canada, and Director of the Municipal Services Project, a global research ne... Read More
From the global Blue Community World Council of Churches (WCC):Seven Weeks for Water 2025, week 4: Is the “Water Futures Market” the Future of Water?The fourth reflection of the S... Read More
The dangers of speculation in water: ‘It is not considered a right, but a market product’.
Organisations and experts have warned Spain’s Congress of Deputies that water privatisation... Read More
From the Spanish Blue Community aeopas, Asociación Española de Operadores Públicos de Abastecimiento y Saneamiento (Spanish Association of Public Water Supply and Sanitation Operators): RedAguaPublica... Read More
China expands pilot water resource fees into a tax reform.
In an effort to provide greater water security to its people and economy, China created the Water Law in 1988 to better manage water resourc... Read More
Rural communities in Guanajuato at risk of running out of water – why?
Inhabitants of Mexico’s Pénjamo and nearby municipalities manage their own wells, but debts and lack of resources thr... Read More
Water privatisation: Public good or private enterprise? By Nicoletta Dammone Sessa*
Water is one of the basic elements for life on earth, a vital resource that should be accessible to everyone. Howeve... Read More
The money-driven World Bank, which sees the water crisis mainly as a problem of financing and calls for private investments, privatisation and so-called ‘Public-Private Partnerships’, has ... Read More
What does artificial intelligence (AI) say? Part 2: Problematic Aspects of Water Financialisation
Water financialisation refers to the process by which water is treated as a financial asset, leading t... Read More
