On July 28, after years of grassroots pressure, the United Nations' General Assembly will consider and debate a resolution supporting the right to "safe and clean drinking water and sanitation". Act now to support an historic UN vote on the right to water.
The Las Acequias Association preserving and celebrating a traditional, community-managed irrigation system in New Mexico Credit: New Mexico Acequias Association (lasacequias.org).
The Our Water Commons network recently published a report summarizing 22 commons-based water strategies from around the globe. At this moment as the economic, climate and water resource threats loom large, it is critical that we learn from and build on successful community-based strategies.
Case Study 1: The Push for a UN Covenant on the Right to Water
Case Study 7: The Acequia System of Irrigation and Water Management
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