Water Justice Wins!

We sincerely thank our funders and donors who make these achievements possible. Together, we can create a world that values water as a public resource, and not as a commodity to be bought and sold.

 

July 1, 2014 – 9:23am Toronto-based Belo Sun Mining Corp. plans to build Brazil’s largest gold mine, the Volta Grande open-pit gold project.
But the Globe and Mail reports, “A Brazilian court has suspended the environmental and provisional licences of …

WIN! Zurich becomes a blue community

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June 25, 2014 – 8:45am Zurich, Switzerland is now a blue community!
The Swiss news service 20 Minuten reports (in German), “The city of Zurich is to assume more responsibility in terms of water and join the international ‘Blue Community’ initiative. …

 

June 10, 2014 – 2:00pm The Council of Canadians congratulates its Chilean and international allies for their campaigns to defeat the HidroAysen dam project in Patagonia.
This morning International Rivers reported, “We’ve just confirmed that Chile’s…

 

May 27, 2014 – 10:02am
Photo: The Plenary Court of the Hellenic Council of State (the Supreme Administrative Court of Greece)
Reuters reports, “A top Greek court has blocked the planned privatization of the country’s biggest water utility, the Athe…

 

May 8, 2014 – 10:18am Cambuquira, Brazil has become the first blue community in Latin America!

Photo: Excerpt of the municipal resolution committing Cambuquira to the principles of being a blue community.
Its municipal council passed the resolution…

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