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Video: Through the Empty Tap - Water Privatisation in Jakarta

Topic: 
Just Solutions
Water Justice
English
Programmes: 
New Politics
Article type: 
Multi-media
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The experience of water privatisation in Jakarta (Indonesia) shows that private investments are not the answer to fulfill the human right to water.

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Water delivery services in Jakarta (Indonesia) were privatised in 1997, when the city-owned water company PAM Jaya made a cooperation agreement with two private companies: Suez (Palyja) and Thames (TPJ; now Aetra). Since then, the service has worsened and water tariffs have been increasing steadily.

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Reclaiming Public Water
Privatisation
Citizens Alternatives
Regions: 
Indonesia

Land, Rural Social Movements and Democratisation in Indonesia

Topic: 
Food Sovereignty
Democratisation
Land Sovereignty
Food Sovereignty
English
Programmes: 
Public Alternatives
Agrarian & Environmental Justice
New Politics
Article type: 
Article
Authors: 
Dianto Bachriadi
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Although support from urban-based students and activists was important, the rural protest in Indonesia during President Suharto's regime was built on continued protest and organisation around land issues.

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Tags: 
Rural democratisation
Food & Agriculture
Land Policies
Regions: 
Indonesia

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