Seit dem Weltwasserforum 2000 in Den Haag ist es beschlossene Sache, dass Wasser als "Bedürfnis" und damit als Ware gehandelt werden darf, wie jedes andere Wirtschaftsgut. Von der Öffentlichkeit fast unbemerkt, sind damit der Privatisierung der weltweit wichtigsten Ressource Tür und Tor...

Global 2000's alarming statements about the future state of the world's water resources are inconsistent with - in face, are completely opposed to - the report's own analysis of what can be reasonably said about these resources. Since the materials on water represent such a clear example of the...

In order to make reference to environmental governance, in which global civil society plays a key role, four key concepts are defined: civil society, networks, environmental governance, and geopolitics. Secondly, the concept of water as much more than a service, and indeed a right, is presented...