Whose Water Is It, Anyway?: Taking Water Protection into Public Hands

Table of Contents:
Introduction 1 - The Fight Against Corporate Control of Water 2 – The Creation of a Global Justice Movement 3 – Blue Communities Take Root in Canada 4 – Blue Communities Give Hope in Europe 5 – Going Blue One Community at a Time

About the Author :
Maude Barlow is the bestselling author of 20 books. She sits on the board of Food & Water Watch, the Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature, and is a councillor with the World Future Council. She served as senior water advisor to the UN General Assembly and was a leader in the campaign to have water recognized as a human right. She is the recipient of fourteen honorary doctorates, the Right Livelihood Award and is the current chancellor of Brescia University. She lives in Ottawa, Ontario.

Review :
“Water inflates cells of all life forms, enables biological metabolism, transports materials throughout our bodies and around the world and provides an aqueous environment for our first nine months of life. Water is not a ‘resource’ or ‘economic opportunity’ but a sacred gift from Nature that is our responsibility to protect and use sparingly so that all life on Earth may flourish. This book is a blueprint for communities around the world to take back that responsibility and maintain water as a human right.” — David Suzuki “If water shortages and global unrest are on your mind — and they should be — read this book.” — Caryn Mandelbaum, Water Program Director, Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation “Whose Water Is It, Anyway? is in fact a bouncy book of hope … Amid all the frustrations and disappointments of the global environmental crisis, Barlow seems to have hit upon a really good idea … What Barlow is teaching us with this punchy little book is that, yes, there can be hope.” — the Globe and Mail “This is a must-read.” — Jane Fonda “In Whose Water Is It, Anyway?: Taking Water Protection into Public Hands, Barlow passionately describes the history of how water, on a global scale, has been systematically transformed from a public good to an economic commodity — right under our noses … Fortunately, Barlow provides a blueprint for the work and pathway for hope.” — Winnipeg Free Press “Whose Water Is It, Anyway? gives shape to the many people around the world who expose corporate greed and government mismanagement and absolutely refuse to give up.” — GuelphToday “Barlow provides the essentials for anyone wishing to join the movement and work to make their own community Blue.” — Tonstant Weader Reviews blog “This book will leave you feeling angry and frustrated but also inspired and hopeful. Maude Barlow touches on many concerns over water in this relatively short book.” — InfoSuperior blog