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People's World Water Forum

Declaration of the People's World Water Movement

A global movement to protect the world's water is surging. Global water warriors came together in January 2004 to deliberate how to creatively respond to the corporate global water grab.

We learned from Indigenous peoples who recognize water as sacred and that sustains all life, as well as articulate the important role that humanity must play in sustaining this sacred gift.

Water is life, and access to it IS a fundamental right of all.

Central to our concerns is the increasing control that institutions like multi-national corporations, international financial institutions (including the World Bank and International Monetary Fund), and even national governments are usurping universal public right of access to clean and affordable water.

Water is not a commodity to be controlled, bought and sold. Water cannot be owned. Water is a responsibility of the global commons and we have a collective responsibility that addresses the needs of all.

Our rivers cannot be diverted by major river-linking schemes, nor destroyed by large dams which displace millions of people. Our water cannot be privatized and sold for profit. We are the protectors and sustainable users of water, not the customers. Water is a public good and must remain in public hands.

Our collective concerns lead us to collective action. Towards this end, people from all over the world met in Delhi, January 12-14, 2004, for the People's World Water Forum, in order to further build a common vision for action and to strategize how to effectively counter the global forces of destruction and privatization and to promote alternatives for the wise management of our water systems.

The People's World Water Forum is a step on the road of realizing the people's vision of sustainable and equitable water management.

• People's World Water Forum Webpage
• Report from the People's World Water Forum
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