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

Toronto, Ontario, Canada : ECW Press, 2019. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket ( as Issued ). In Very Good Used Condition. With Minor Shelf Wear To Edges And/Or Turned Corners. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. ~ "Maude Barlow Is One Of Our Planet'S Greatest Water Defenders." ? Naomi Klein, Bestselling Author Of This Changes Everything And The Shock Doctrine "This Book Is A Blueprint For Communities Around The World To Take Back That Responsibility And Maintain Water As A Human Right." ? David Suzuki "This Is A Must-Read." ? Jane Fonda A Call To Action From Former Senior Advisor On Water To The U.N., Honorary Chairperson Of The Council Of Canadians, Chair Of Washing-Based Food And Water Watch, And Councillor With The Hamburg-Based World Future Council The Blue Communities Project Is Dedicated To Three Primary Things: That Access To Clean, Drinkable Water Is A Basic Human Right; That Municipal And Community Water Will Be Held In Public Hands; And That Single-Use Plastic Water Bottles Will Not Be Available In Public Spaces. With Its Simple, Straightforward Approach, The Movement Has Been Growing Around The World For A Decade. Today, Paris, Berlin, Bern, And Montreal Are Just A Few Of The Cities That Have Made Themselves Blue Communities. In Whose Water Is It, Anyway? , Renowned Water Justice Activist Maude Barlow Recounts Her Own Education In Water Issues As She And Her Fellow Grassroots Water Warriors Woke Up To The Immense Pressures Facing Water In A Warming World. Concluding With A Step-By-Step Guide To Making Your Own Community Blue, Maude Barlow'S Latest Book Is A Heartening Example Of How Ordinary People Can Effect Enormous Change.