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RESOURCES
The
Water Barons, How a Few Powerful Companies are Privatizing
Your Water - a book produced in 2003 by the
International Center for Investigative Journalists,
part of the The Centre for Public Integrity in Washington,
DC. The book features stories on private water concessions
in France, South Africa, Philippines, Indonesia,
Colombia, the United States, Canada and Australia.
University of British Columbia Assistant Professor
Karen Bakker served as a program consultant on Dead
in the Water. Her research focuses on water governance,
the political economy of environmental change, and
environmental philosophy and politics. Her
recently published book, An Uncooperative Commodity:
Privatizing Water in England and Wales (Oxford University
Press: 2004), documents the successes and failures
of the British water privatization model. For
more on her work see Bakker's
website.
REPORTS
Report of the World Panel on Financing Water Infrastructure,
“Financing
Water For All” - released in March 2003
(a .pdf file)
United Nations Environment Program: Vital
Water Graphics Report
Statistics Canada, “Human
Activity and the Environment” Annual Statistics
2003
Walkerton
Commission of Inquiry Reports - findings from
the Commission of Inquiry
World Bank, “Efficient,
Sustainable Service for All? An OED review of the
World Bank’s Assistance to Water Supply and
Sanitation” - September 2003
World Bank, “Bridging
Troubled Water, Assessing the World Bank Water Resources
Strategy” - published in 2002
World Bank, "Private
Sector Development Strategy:Directions for the World
Bank Group" - latest progress report, June
2003 (a .pdf file)
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
The
UN Millenium Development Goals - a site that
outlines all of the goals related to reducing poverty
around the world
The
World Bank - provides loans, policy advice,
technical assistance and knowledge sharing services
to low and middle income countries to reduce poverty.
The
World Health Organization - information on the
world's water, sanitation and health
Water
Aid - an international NGO dedicated exclusively
to the provision of safe domestic water, sanitation
and hygiene education to the world's poorest people
World
Water Council - a network of public and private
sector organization with a stake in water issues.
They are responsible for the World Water Forum.
Unesco's
water portal
International
Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- a World Bank international court currently hearing
several cases related to water contracts
CANADIAN ORGANIZATIONS
Environment
Canada - information about Canada's water resources
The
Canadian Council for Public Private Partnership
- more about private/public partnerships
The
Munk Centre for International Studies' Program on
Water Issues - a research centre at the University
of Toronto for members of the private, public, academic
and not-for-profit sectors to collaborate on water
issues.
WATER COMPANIES
The world's 2 largest water companies
are Suez and Veolia.
Suez
Veolia
Environnement
USFilter
- a Veolia subsidiary with a contract in Moncton,
New Brunswick
Aguas
Argentinas - a Suez subsidiary with a contract
in Buenos Aires
United
Water - a Suez subsidiary which had the contract
in Atlanta, Georgia
Biwater
- which has the contract in Nelspruit, South Africa
ABOUT FRANCE
Eau
Secours - the Grenoble water users association
(in French)
ABOUT NORTH AMERICA
Atlanta’s
Bureau of Water - the bureau's business plan
(.pdf file)
Clean
Water Atlanta - a long-term plan to ensure cleaning
drinking water for Atlanta
The
Greater Moncton Water Treatment Facility - Moncton's
privately built water treatment plant
ABOUT ARGENTINA
FLACSO
- Karina Forcinito is an economist with the Latin
American Department of Social Sciences (in Spanish)
ETOSS
- the public water regulator in Argentina set up
to monitor private companies (in Spanish)
ABOUT SOUTH AFRICA
South
Africa’s Department of Water Affairs and Forestry
- home page for South Africa's water ministry
Johannesburg
Water - municipal water company in South Africa
The
World Bank in South Africa - World Bank assisted
programs in South Africa
Municipal
Services Project - a research and policy group
run by universities, research and labour groups
in Canada and South Africa, with several publications
on water delivery in South Africa, many available
on their website.
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