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
The world needs to mobilize up to $7 trillion by 2030 for global water infrastructure, if we are to meet our water-related SDG commitments and address decades of underinvestment. That’s what the... Read More
While the concept of water markets appears promising, Chile, Australia, the United States, and other countries’ experiences show that implementation can prove challenging. A balanced, carefully regula... Read More
or: Why private companies are not interested in solving problems
by Roland Brunner
Our planet and our civilization seem to be on the verge of collapse, doomed to darkness. Climate and water crises, t... Read More
In the framework of the Themed Week on Water Between Extremes (see Blue News here), Blue Community Ambassadors Madelaine Moore and Andrea Muehlebach organized a three-days symposium on Water Futures d... Read More
