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Water
This campaign has been supported by the European Union and WDM is very grateful for this financial assistance. The contents of the campaign are the sole responsibility of WDM and can under no circumstances, be regarded as reflecting the position of the European Union.
Water is a gift from Earth. We need to take care of it and preserve it so the next generation can live. If we don’t, the cost is the people, it is us
Oscar Olivera, water activist, Bolivia, 2006
Most of us take clean water for granted, but a sixth of the world’s population aren’t so lucky. Over a billion people worldwide cannot reach or afford clean water. Nearly two million children die every year because they do not have regular, safe water to drink, while the lives of many more people are blighted by the illness and preventable diseases that result from unsafe water and poor sanitation.
WDM is calling on the UK government to adopt policies that promote access to clean drinking water, rather than waste aid money on failed privatisation. WDM is campaigning to limit the spread of coporate control of water resources, and against climate change that threatens water supplies worldwide.
Read more about water issues and find out more about the people affected by the water crisis on our voices page.
Campaign success
In March 2007 , thanks to emails, postcards and letters sent by WDM activists, Hilary Benn announced support for the public water sector in developing countries, marking a significant shift away from the government's previous pro-privatisation approach. Read more about our public water success
In May 2007, Gopal Chintan, a water activist from Nepal, asked for WDM's help to stop Severn Trent from participating in a water privatisation in his country. WDM supporters responded in huge numbers. And following one of our most popular online campaigns Severn Trent, the sole bidder for the contract, pulled out of the bidding process. Read more about Severn Trent international
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