Privatisation and the Human Right to Clean Drinking Water
Water Privatization · Ghana
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
Privatisation in Ghana
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
The Fight Against the Privatisation of Water in Cochabamba – Bolivia
“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
Open Cast Gold Mines in Cajamarca · Peru
Lives for Gold / Opencast Gold Mining in Cajamarca · Perú The Yanacocha company carries out opencast mining in Cajamarca, Peru. At a rate of 500,000 tons of dynamited material per day at the headwaters of the rivers Rejo, … Sigue leyendo