Archives: Water
Today, the World Bank is aggressively promoting private water contracts to governments. But unfortunately, these contracts, or public-private―partnerships (PPPs), are ...
The private water industry uses euphemisms like "public-private partnerships" to obscure the truth about its water privatization schemes. Read about the many examples of the private water industry's political interference and misleading marketing, and the growing trend of cities taking back public control of their water systems.
Articles include: Bringing high-pressure front to private water; Safeguarding fairness and democratic values; Real role models demand change at McDonald’s; ...
Articles include: From Lagos to New Delhi, you propel policy tough on Big Tobacco; Water giant Veolia faces global tide ...
The city of San Francisco bid goodbye to the sale of most bottled water on city property in March 2014. That’s when its Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a historic ordinance vote.
Articles include: World Bank President responds to your appeal; You challenge “NAFTA on steroids”; St. Louis to Veolia: Hands off ...
After escalating pressure on the World Bank to stop investing in water corporations, we’ve made a major step toward reaching this goal.
When global water giant Veolia tried to sneak a contract into the city of St. Louis, Missouri in order to get its hands on the city’s water system, Corporate Accountability International leapt into action to make sure democracy prevailed.
By Stella Dawson, Reuters WASHINGTON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Civil society groups are pressuring the World Bank to disinvest from ...
Articles include: Your support moves parks to think outside the bottle, resist Coke; Top World Bank officials consider your demand ...
