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Water campaign resources

Paper copies of these resources are available to order, including the campaign pack which includes a selection of briefines and materials.

Referenced versions are also available. There is also a page of information about the PPIAF.

Dirty aid dirty water

Dirty Aid Dirty Water Campaign Pack
A variety of briefings, from introducing the campaign, highlighting the problems with water privatisation to case studies on Sierra Leone, Ghana and Tanzania.
order the campaign pack
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Water - a matter of life and death

Water - a matter of life and death (October 2007)
Briefing on water confilcts around the world.
pdf 2 pages

Down the Drain (January 2007)
Briefing. How UK aid is still being wasted
on water privatisation.
pdf 6 pages - order online

Sierra Leone case study cover

Sierra Leone Case Study (November 2006)
Briefing on water privatisation in Sierra Leone.
pdf 4 pages
- order online

Women and Water briefing cover

Women and Water (October 2006)
Briefing on gender and water.
pdf 4 pages - order online

Right to Water briefing cover

Right to Water (October 2006)
Briefing on the human right to water.
pdf 4 pages - order online

Brazil case study

Brazil Case Study (August 2006)
Case study.
pdf 2 pages - order online

India case study

India Case Study (August 2006)
Case study.
pdf 2 pages - order online

Thirsting for change briefing

Thirsting for Change (May 2006)
Briefing on public solutions to the global water crisis.
pdf 4 pages
- order online

Word Water Forum verdict

World Water Forum Verdict (March 2006)
WDM’s verdict from Mexico City on the forth World Water forum.
pdf 5 pages

4th World Water Forum cover

4th World Water Forum – Mexico 2006 (February 2006)
Briefing on the World Water Forum
pdf 4 pages

Pipe Dreams briefing

Pipe Dreams (February 2006)
Briefing. The failure of the private sector to invest in water services in developing countries.
pdf 4 pages - order online

Pip Dreams report cover

Pipe Dreams (February 2006)
Report. The failure of the private sector to invest in water services in developing countries
pdf 60 pages - order online

Tricky Questions (February 2006)
A useful guide to difficult questions generated by the water debate.
pdf 4 pages - order online


Older resources

DFID response to the Dirty Aid, Dirty Water Campaign
page on DFID website

WDM response to the DFID response to the Dirty Aid, Dirty Water campaign (July 2005)
word 4 pages

WDM specific response to DFID's 95% claim (April 2006)
word 1 page

Water privatisation map (October 2005)
GIF / Flash

WDM coalition letter to DFID asking for a review of their water policy (October 2005)
world 2 pages

Water privatisaion in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (July 2005 article)
pdf 2 pages

Case Study: Tanzania (May 2005, updated 2006)
pdf 4 pages

Public successes and private failures (June 2005)
pdf 4 pages

Case study: Ghana (May 2005)
pdf 4 pages

Water privatisaion and conditionality (May 2005)
pdf 2 pages

Reclaiming public water (March 2005)
Examples of successful public reform around the world
web page with pdf links on Transnational institute website

Dirty Aid, Dirty Water campaign report (February 2005)
Short version 38 pages:
pdf (English)
pdf (Spanish) pdf (French)
Long version 73 pages: pdf (English)

Links

Public Services International Research Unit
PSIRU researches the privatisation and restructuring of public services around the world
www.psiru.org

Water Justice
A virtual resource centre and meeting place for exchanging experiences, debate and strategise on alternatives to water privatisation from around the world.
www.waterjustice.org

Corporate Europe Observatory
Research and campaign group who work on alternatives to water privatisation.
www.corporateeurope.org

Transnational Institute
Research on alternatives to water privatisation.
www.tni.org

WaterAid's privatisation pages
WaterAid is an international charity dedicated to helping people escape the stranglehold of poverty and disease caused by living without safe water and sanitation.
www.wateraid.org.uk

National Coalition Against Privatisation of Water, Ghana
Ghana-based coalition campaigning against water privatisation.
www.ghanacap.org

The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
Investigative journalism into the water barons of the world.
www.icij.org