World Water Forum in Istanbul

TNI

March 2009

The corporate-controlled World Water Forum in Istanbul has been marked by repression of protestors, but also strong resistance to pro-privatisation policies from both civil society and some Southern governments.

Controlling the agenda at WWF: a multinationals’ network (PDF)
TNI/PSI/CEO report details how multinationals control the World Water Forum despite assertions to the contrary.

Public-Public Partnerships in Water
TNI and PSIRU notes that there are already 130 Public-Public partnerships between public water providers in more than 70 countries, which provide models for efficient and effective water provision.

Water Justice Turkey Declaration

Peoples Water Forum Declaration
Istanbul, 19 March 2009

Videos of protests:
- Peaceful protests brutally repressed: 17 Turkish activists arrested

WWF5th demostration istanbul 16th march

EU trade talks: a covert push for water privatisation?(PDF)

Civil society and Latin American resistance>
A bloc of Latin American governments led by Uruguay is insisting that the Forum's Ministerial Declaration recognises the right to water, that water should be excluded from trade negotiations and that the World Water Forum should become part of a democratically accountable UN process.