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Water - A Human Right

In Historic Vote, UN Declares Water a Fundamental Human Right

The United Nations General Assembly has declared for the first time that access to clean water and sanitation is a fundamental human right. In a historic vote Wednesday, 122 countries supported the resolution, and over forty countries abstained from voting, including the United States, Canada and several European and other industrialized countries. There were no votes against the resolution. We speak with longtime water justice activist, Maude Barlow. Ref. Source 7

Right Human - Water

I find it very interesting that many countries that are considered civilized did not vote. I think this is because they enjoy charging people to provide them with clean drinking water. Would hate to see someone get free water from a public park.

Water - A Human Right History & Civil Business Politics

I"m not surprised, the U.S. And some other industrialized countries see water as a commodity, something to buy and sell. Some countries have their water privatized, even some America's cities have either their whole water supply privatized, or have their city water sanitizers made by some water sanitizer company, so in essence, the water becomes the property of the water company, not the city.

Right Human - Water

Yes and to make matters worse you are prohibited from digging a water well in on your property if you live in the city/town as they want to force you to remain on their water and pay their prices. No the water is not free in the cities and town of the USA even though clean water should be a basic right.

Right Human - Water

Clean water that's 'just right' with new sensor solution. Scientists combined basic research on an interesting form of carbon with a unique microsensor to make an easy-to-use, table-top tool that quickly and cheaply detects disinfection byproducts in our drinking water before it reaches consumers. Source 8w.