Water and politics

annual observance day about freshwater

waters outside of national jurisdiction

United Nations day on 19 November to tackle the sanitation crisis

directive

Barrage of India

conflict over an access to water resources

social or government structure which maintains power and control through exclusive control over access to water

series of protests in Bolivia

Canadian author and activist

Bolivian activist

private sector participation in the provision of water services and sanitation

politics affected by the availability of water and water resources

organization

United Nations Water (UN-Water) is an interagency mechanism that coordinates the efforts of United Nations (UN) entities and international organizations working on water and sanitation issues. "There is no single United Nations Agency, Fund or Programme dedicated exclusively to water issues. In fact, over 30 United Nations organizations carry out water and sanitation programmes because these issues run through all of the United Nations’ main focus areas." UN-Water's role is to ensure the UN "delivers as one" in response to water-related challenges, providing effective support to countries in

American corporate joint venture formed to build the Hoover Dam

global report on freshwater resources

1995 film by Licínio Azevedo

political tool

series of political conflicts between the city of Los Angeles and farmers and ranchers in the Owens Valley of Eastern California over water rights