Blue Communities
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Italy’s First Blue Communities: Udine and the Madonie Union Lead the Way
On March 20, 2026, World Water Day, the city of Udine became the first municipality in Italy to receive Blue Community certification. This recognition places Udine in a global network alongside 118 cities, including Paris and Berlin, all united by a shared commitment: treating water as a common good and a universal human right. On…
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Two Senegalese Communities Recognized as Blue Communities in January 2026
Blue Communities Africa recognised and celebrated two new Blue Communities in January 2026: Merina Dakhar and Keur Mor Ndiaye, both located in Senegal. Merina Dakhar is approximately 130 kilometres from Dakar, while Keur Mor Ndiaye is about 15 kilometres from the capital city. The two communities demonstrated strong commitment to the Blue Communities principles, meeting…
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Horizons of Public and Community Water Management – Report
The Platform for Public and Community Partnerships of the Americas held the second Horizons of Public and Community Water Management Meeting from September 25-27, 2023, in Popayán, Colombia. This meeting of water defenders and movement from across the region and around the world was convened to share knowledge and experiences, gain new understandings of old…
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Dignity of the waters, a Blue Community in Chile
The Blue Planet Project is pleased to share a video about La Union in Petorca, Chile, a Blue Community.
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Tasco: Protector of the Paramo, water and community management
For defending the water, for protecting the Paramo de Pisba against extractives and preventing the privatization of the community-managed water system, ASSOCTASCO was declared a Blue Community by the Blue Planet Project, Penca de Sabila and PAPC. Boyacá, Colombia, 2019.
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Brussels Capital Region – a new European Blue Community!
December 4, 2019 – 2:28pmEuropean Blue Communities meeting I have just returned from Brussels where we wrapped up the first European Blue Communities meeting, co-sponsored by the Blue Planet Project, the European Federation of Public Service Unions, th…
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Maude Barlow in Paris to help celebrate city’s public water system
March 7, 2019 – 10:30am Council of Canadians Honorary Chairperson Maude Barlow is in Paris, France as an invited guest speaker celebrating the 10th anniversary of “Eau de Paris,” the city’s public water system. She spoke in front of a hall full of pe…
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Win! Four German Cities are now Blue Communities!
October 25, 2018 – 3:38pmMaude Barlow and the Lord Mayor of Munich Dieter Reiter celebrate the city’s commitment to the Blue Communities Project. Photo: Olaf Becker/München Maude Barlow, founder of the Blue Planet Project and honorary chairperson of th…
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Global water justice activists mobilize to keep water public in Switzerland
October 22, 2018 – 3:07pm Maude Barlow, founder of the Blue Planet Project and Honorary Chairperson of the Council of Canadians spoke in Zurich last week urging the city not to privatize its drinking water systems. Her intervention comes at a time of …