The following is a selection of articles covering the Blue Planet Project and our work.
The Human Right to Water and Sanitation
- Canadian International Assistance Threatens Human Right To Water
The Huffington Post, August 11, 2016
By Maude Barlow and Meera Karunananthan - Germany’s hypocrisy over Greece water privatisation
The Guardian, August 14, 2015 - NGOs Urge Post-2015 Declaration Include Water, Sanitation as Basic Human Rights
IPS, May 13, 2015 - The human right to water: Salvadoran NGOs and a global campaign
The Guardian, March 25, 2015 - Is the UN turning its back on the human right to water?
The Guardian, June 19, 2014 - Water Should be Free For Everyone, Not Bottled For a Few
The Huffington Post, September 22, 2012
Water Privatization in Chile
- A group of Canadian teachers could decide the future of Chile’s water supply
The Guardian, June 12, 2017
By Meera Karunananthan - Magisterio de Canadá podría poner fin a privatización del agua en Chile
Diario Uchile, June 12, 2017 - ONG de Canadá derriba los mitos de la “exitosa” privatización del agua potable en Chile
El Dínamo, June 13, 2017 - ONG canadiense destaca lo perjudicial que fue privatizar el agua en Chile y que su éxito es sólo un mito
El Mostrador, June 13, 2017 - Water Wars? Experts Urge Rethinking Our Relationship with Water
Telesur, March 21, 2017
Detroit Water Shutoffs
- After Years of Crisis, Detroit Residents Are Demanding Affordable Water Legislation. And They’re Demanding it Now
Food & Water Watch, June 20, 2017
By Jackie Filson - Everyone in Detroit Should Have Access To Clean Water
The Huffington Post, October 20, 2014 - Canadians fight to keep water on for 79,000 in Detroit
CBC, July 3, 2014 - No Money, No Water: Detroit’s Shutting Off H2O to 150,000 Residents
Takepart, June 25, 2014 - Welfare rights group backs UN criticism over Detroit water shutoffs
Michigan Radio, June 26, 2014
Mining and Dams
- El Salvador mining ban could establish a vital water security precedent
The Guardian, June 10, 2013
By Meera Karunananthan - UN must challenge Canada’s complicity in mining’s human rights abuses
The Guardian, April 24, 2013
The Global Water Crisis
- Save Our Water, End Investor Rights
The Huffington Post, May 13, 2015
By Maude Barlow - Threat to water a threat to life and peace
Green Left Weekly, March 25, 2017 - This World Water Day, a Recovery Plan Is More Important Than Ever
The Huffington Post, March 22, 2015 - Water for sale?
United Church Observer, October 2011