"There is enough water for human need, but not for human greed."
-- Mahatma Gandhi
Clean drinking water is the basis for life, but soon two out of three people globally will not have enough of it to survive. Private corporations, often with the help of the World Bank, are increasingly determining who gets water, for what purpose and at what price. It is now our choice – will we manage water democratically so everyone has clean, safe water, or will we let corporate interests control this precious common resource at an overwhelming human cost?
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