Over Twenty countries challenge Ministerial Declaration of World Water Forum

Over twenty countries have officially challenged the Ministerial declaration released today at the World Water Forum, which defines water as a human need rather than a human right, through a counter-declaration. Latin American States have played a key role in gathering signatures onto a declaration that recognizes access to water and sanitation as a human right and commits to all necessary action for the progressive implementation of this right. The growing list currently includes (in alphabetical order): Bangladesh Benin Bolivia Chad Chile Cuba Ecuador Ethiopia Guatemala Honduras Morocco Namibia Niger Panama Paraguay South Africa Spain Sri Lanka Uruguay Venezuela Switzerland has declared its support although a formal signature will take months to finalize. In addition, nine countries have also signed onto a statement that calls on States to develop a global water forum within the framework of the United Nations based on the principles of democracy, full participation, equity, transparency and social inclusion. This list currently includes: Benin Bolivia Chile Cuba Ecuador Honduras Panama Paraguay Venezuela The People's Water Forum, a civil society and labour coalition representing nearly 70 countries, has called for water to be recognized as a human right and for an end to the World Water Forum. "This is a victory for all our groups who have been working for over 15 years for water to be recognized as a human right," says Maude Barlow, senior advisor to the President of the UN General Assembly. Discussions are ongoing and more countries are expected to sign on to the counter-declaration. Read more: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/March2009/22/c3162.html

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What is cheap water treatment?

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This is a victory for all our groups who have been working for over 15 years for water to be recognized as a human right

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[utari]

save our water for the better future..

[Nik]

Cheap water treatment is the key!

[Vimax]

Amazing.. How really work? PSI and the PSIRU have published several papers with particular relevance to the World Water Forum..

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[Hanna HI 98129]

What utari said: Save water for a better future... but seriously; that will not happen. We don't give a crap. We will only care when water becomes a complete comodity and a global war for water is unleashed. Indifference will kill the world :(

Interesting post nontheless! :D

[Connor]

Interesting read

[ehic]

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