3rd World Water Forum Concludes 100 New Commitments Made
http://www.world.water-forum3.com/2003/eng/press/pressrelease/press0323-01.html
"Water Privatization Fiascos: Broken Promises and Social Turmoil."
The report documents the collapse of showcase privatizations in Buenos Aires, Manila, and Atlanta. Controversial privatizations in Bolivia, Indonesia, South Africa, and the United Kingdom are also analyzed. The full report can be accessed on Public Citizen's website at: http://www.citizen.org/documents/privatizationfiascos.pdf
"Suez: A Corporate Profile"
An inside look at the water strategy of the global water conglomerate, and how the fiascos in Manila, Buenos Aires, and Atlanta are re-shaping the corporate strategy. Available at: http://www.citizen.org/documents/profilesuez.pdf
"The Myth of Private Sector Financing: Global Water Corporations Seek New Public Hand-outs"
This is a critical analysis of the report of the World Panel on Financing Water Infrastructure, chaired by Michel Camdessus, ex-managing director of the IMF. Find the report at: http://www.citizen.org/documents/mythofprivatefinancing.pdf
100 billion-dollar price tag for water evokes scorn at Water Forum:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20030321/sc_afp/environment_water_1
IMF-no clear proof globalization helps the poor, by Anna Willard:
http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=searchNews&storyID=2395238
For further inquiry please contact
Secretariat of the 3rd World Water Forum
Kenzo HIROKI or Toshio OKAZUMI
TEL : 075-705-2002
http://www.world.water-forum3.com
Please see previous coverage in our Environment section.
http://www.world.water-forum3.com/2003/eng/press/pressrelease/press0323-01.html
"Water Privatization Fiascos: Broken Promises and Social Turmoil."
The report documents the collapse of showcase privatizations in Buenos Aires, Manila, and Atlanta. Controversial privatizations in Bolivia, Indonesia, South Africa, and the United Kingdom are also analyzed. The full report can be accessed on Public Citizen's website at: http://www.citizen.org/documents/privatizationfiascos.pdf
"Suez: A Corporate Profile"
An inside look at the water strategy of the global water conglomerate, and how the fiascos in Manila, Buenos Aires, and Atlanta are re-shaping the corporate strategy. Available at: http://www.citizen.org/documents/profilesuez.pdf
"The Myth of Private Sector Financing: Global Water Corporations Seek New Public Hand-outs"
This is a critical analysis of the report of the World Panel on Financing Water Infrastructure, chaired by Michel Camdessus, ex-managing director of the IMF. Find the report at: http://www.citizen.org/documents/mythofprivatefinancing.pdf
100 billion-dollar price tag for water evokes scorn at Water Forum:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20030321/sc_afp/environment_water_1
IMF-no clear proof globalization helps the poor, by Anna Willard:
http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=searchNews&storyID=2395238
For further inquiry please contact
Secretariat of the 3rd World Water Forum
Kenzo HIROKI or Toshio OKAZUMI
TEL : 075-705-2002
http://www.world.water-forum3.com
Please see previous coverage in our Environment section.