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Aljazeera: Women and the Politics of Water

31 August 2007, posted by Shubah Chacko

"Women and the Politics of Water"
2 programmes of "Everywoman"
Aljazeera English (August 23, 2007)
» Women and the Politics of Water 1
"The UN says two-thirds of people will face some degree of water shortage by 2025. This week we meet Maude Barlow, author of the book Blue Gold. ..."
» Women and the Politics of Water 2
"In the second part of our programme on women and the politics of water we look at women fighting back for control over their water resources. ..."

6 May 2007, posted by Shubah Chacko
» Get ready for 'water satyagraha'
An article on Rajendra Singh and his successfull campaign against water privatisation in Rajasthan.
The Hindu, 3 March 2007

9 May 2007, posted by Shubah Chacko
» What happens when the water runs out?
One billion people in the world lack proper access to potable water. A good number of them are in India. ...
Kalpana Sharma, The Hindu,"Opinion", Date:08/05/2007

6 May 2007, posted by Shubah Chacko
» Get ready for 'water satyagraha'
An article on Rajendra Singh and his successfull campaign against water privatisation in Rajasthan.
The Hindu, 3 March 2007

24 April 2007, posted by Hope Chigudu
» Water Privatization and Gender
Tanzania Gender Networking Programme has issued a strong statement condemning profit hungry companies that came to Africa to reap profits from our natural resources such as water.

4 April 2007, posted by Heike Staff
» European Double Standards
Drinking water delivery in most EU countries is exclusively or predominantly run by public utilities, but internationally the EU advocates water privatisation.
Water Justice Project, The Hindu, 3 March 2007

» 3 March 2007, Mail from Patricia Jones
The UN High Commissioner on Human Rights has announced a request for relevant information for the upcoming study on the human right to water. ...

28 March 2007, posted by Hope Chigudu
» Access to clean water in Zambia's capital Lusaka
Article "Thirsty for basic services" in the South African Online Journal "Mail & Guardian", 26 March 2007

21 March 2007, posted by Devaki Jain
» World Water Day - March 22: Coping with Scarcity
UNESCO Press Release No. 2007-25
One out of five people in the world has no access to drinking water ...

20 March 2007, posted by Devaki Jain
» Women & Water (International Atomic Energy Agency)
In many developing countries, women and girls walk on average six kilometres each day to fetch water. ...

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