Privatization of Water as an Owned Commodity Rather Than a Universal Human Right

There is no greater natural resource on this earth than water. As the sustenance of all life, water keeps every living and breathing organism, every plant, every animal and every human being on this planet alive.  In the same way that without air to breathe, without water we humans cannot sustain life for more than a few days. Due to global warming, widespread drought and increasingly polluted water systems, the projected availability of clean freshwater in years to come to meet the rising demands of a growing global population is among the most daunting human challenges of this century. By 2025 a 17% increase in global water demand is projected just for increasing agriculturally produced food. By the same year 2025, the growing global population […] Read More