“CLOSE YOUR EYES, IF YOU PREFER NOT TO LOOK” The desiccation of the Indus Delta is one of the world’s most underreported ecological disasters. A vast complex of massive dams, barrages, and irrigation canals has drastically reduced the flow of … Sigue leyendo
“THE FIGHT FOR THE RIGHT TO WATER” In September 2004, after years of struggle, the Mazahuan women symbolically armed themselves with farming tools and wooden rifles and formed the Zapatista Army of Mazahua Women in Defense of Water. The Cutzamala … Sigue leyendo
“BUILDING CIVIC PARTICIPATION IN BRAZIL’S SEMI-ARID REGION” The Brazilian Northeast is a semiarid region of 974,752 square km. 22 million people live in the region. Climate change is creating situations that could cause water shortages similar to the African Sahel. … Sigue leyendo
“WATER TRANSFER IS NOT THE SOLUTION” The increased demand for water in Spain’s Mediterranean region is caused by growing demand for irrigation, often illegal water diversions, and rapid urbanization, much of it linked to tourism. In 1998, the National Hydrological … Sigue leyendo
“THE PEOPLE WERE WORTH NOTHING” Jánovas, a prosperous and beautiful village in the Ara Valley, near the Ordesa National Park (declared a protected area by UNESCO Man and the Biosphere programme), was one of 17 villages demolished in the 1960s … Sigue leyendo
“OPEN THE IRON GATE” The Klamath originates in marshes in eastern Oregon and descends through thickly forested canyons in the far north of California before flowing into the Pacific Ocean. The watershed is comparatively small — the river is just … Sigue leyendo
“LET THE RIVER LIVE” The opposition to the construction of the Alta Dam in the 1970s pioneered the struggle against large dams throughout Europe. The Sami indigenous communities in northern Norway linked their struggle against the dam to their wider … Sigue leyendo
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The Loire… A Beautiful Story The St. Etienne de Vigan and the Maisons-Rouges dams on the Allier and Vienne rivers, both tributaries of the Loire, were recently dismantled as part of the “Loire Grandeur Nature” plan. Local citizen groups had … Sigue leyendo
HOW DOES AFRICA SHATTER AN ILLUSION? In the late 1990s, the management of 190 urban water systems in Ghana, then controlled by the public company Ghana Water Sewerage Corporation (GWSC, which later became the GWCL), faced a crisis. The company … Sigue leyendo
“IT’S THE PEOPLE’S WATER, CARAJO!” In February and March 2000, public protests broke out in the city of Cochabamba, in response to the skyrocketing price of water. In 1999, under pressure from the World Bank, Bolivia granted a 40-year privatisation … Sigue leyendo
LIVES IN EXCHANGE FOR GOLD Mining company Yanacocha runs a massive open-cast gold mine in Cajamarca Province in the Peruvian Andes. The extraction of more than 500,000 metric tons of rocks per day from the headwaters of the Rejo, Llaucano … Sigue leyendo
“CLOSE YOUR EYES, IF YOU PREFER NOT TO LOOK” The desiccation of the Indus Delta is one of the world’s most underreported ecological disasters. A vast complex of massive dams, barrages, and irrigation canals has drastically reduced the flow of … Sigue leyendo
“HOW COTTON KILLED THE SEA” Once the fourth largest lake in the world, the Aral Sea has in the last five decades lost more than three-quarters of its area and two-thirds of its volume. To grow cotton and rice, the … Sigue leyendo
THE DISAPPEARING LAKE Lake Chad was one of the largest lakes in the world, but climate change and the massive diversion of its waters for huge irrigation projects has reduced its surface area from 26,000 square km in 1960 to … Sigue leyendo
“AN UNNATURAL DISASTER” Katrina is believed to have killed more than 1,200 people in New Orleans and the adjoining parishes. Four-fifths of the city was flooded, with some parts under more than six meters of water. The area suffered an … Sigue leyendo
“A TRAGEDY FORETOLD” During the construction of the Vaiont Dam in the Italian Alps, various surveys showed that the chosen site was geologically unstable, especially the peak called Monte Toc, which rose next to the future reservoir. The construction company … Sigue leyendo
“BLESSED AND CURSED RIVER” Israel has control over the headwaters of the Jordan River and holds the rights to use the groundwater in the Jordan River Basin, 80% of which is under Israel-controlled territory. The transfer of the Jordan to … Sigue leyendo
“THE MASSACRE OF RÍO NEGRO” One of the greatest atrocities ever committed against residents evicted by the construction of a dam was the massacre of 450 people living on the Río Negro. The Chixoy Dam was built on the lands … Sigue leyendo
