Water Justice publications

Remunicipalisation

Martin Pigeon, David A. McDonald
March 2013
Book
After decades of failed water privatisation, cities like Paris are starting to bring water back into public hands. Download this free 'must-read' book for policy makers and activists looking to democratise water services.

Privatising Europe

Joseph Zacune
March 2013
Paper
This working paper and infographic provide an overview of  a great ‘fire sale’ of public services and national assets across Europe that is providing profits for a few transnational companies but is often fiercely opposed by its citizens.

The Global Water Grab: A Primer

March 2012
Primer
Water grabbing refers to situations where powerful actors take control of valuable water resources  for their own benefit, depriving local communities whose livelihoods often depend on these resources and ecosystems.

Agricultural Innovation: Sustaining what agriculture? For what European bio-economy?

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Les Levidow, S.M.Oreszczyn et al.
February 2011
Report
The Europe 2020 strategy's promotion of resource-efficient technologies and market incentives as the solution for sustainable agriculture is contradicted by experience where techno-fixes and market pressures have increased overall demand on resources.

Changing the flow

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March 2009
Report
Twelve brief interviews with water activists from Latin America as well as declarations from a historic gathering in Cochabamba, Bolivia, in August, 2008

Public-public partnerships (PUPs) in water

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David Hall, Emanuele Lobina, Violeta Corral, Olivier Hoedeman, Martin Pigeon
March 2009
Out of sight of many global policy-makers, a growing number of public sector water companies have been engaged, in a great variety of ways, in helping others develop the capacity to be effective and accountable public services.

Progressive Public Water Management in Europe

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David Hachfeld, Olivier Hoedeman
February 2009
Despite decades of intense pressure to commercialise and privatise water delivery, there are still numerous inspiring examples of successful public water management in cities and regions across Europe.

Reclaiming Public Water (Arabic)

TNI
Housing and Land Rights Network (HLRN)
April 2008

Water democracy

TNI
Mary Ann Manahan, Nami Yamamoto, Olivier Hoedeman (eds)
November 2007
Compilation of 19 new essays written by civil society activists, trade unionists and other water practitioners in Asia on the fight against water privatisation and the experiences of building progressive public alternatives.

Por um modelo público de água

Belén Balanyá
July 2007
Estão reunidos na obra experiências de resistência contra a privatização e mercantilização e casos exemplares de gestão pública da água.