{"product_id":"whose-water-is-it-anyway-taking-water-protection-into-public-hands-paperback","title":"Whose Water Is It, Anyway?: Taking Water Protection Into Public Hands - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMaude Barlow\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Maude Barlow is one of our planet's greatest water defenders.\" -- Naomi Klein, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThis Changes Everything \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Shock Doctrine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"This book is a blueprint for communities around the world to take back that responsibility and maintain water as a human right.\" -- David Suzuki\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"This is a must-read.\" -- Jane Fonda\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eA call to action from former Senior Advisor on Water to the U.N., honorary chairperson of the Council of Canadians, chair of Washing-based Food and Water Watch, and councillor with the Hamburg-based World Future Council \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Blue Communities Project is dedicated to three primary things: that access to clean, drinkable water is a basic human right; that municipal and community water will be held in public hands; and that single-use plastic water bottles will not be available in public spaces. With its simple, straightforward approach, the movement has been growing around the world for a decade. Today, Paris, Berlin, Bern, and Montreal are just a few of the cities that have made themselves Blue Communities. In \u003ci\u003eWhose Water Is It, Anyway?\u003c\/i\u003e, renowned water justice activist Maude Barlow recounts her own education in water issues as she and her fellow grassroots water warriors woke up to the immense pressures facing water in a warming world. Concluding with a step-by-step guide to making your own community blue, Maude Barlow's latest book is a heartening example of how ordinary people can effect enormous change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book is a blueprint for communities around the world.\" -- David Suzuki\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"If water shortages and global unrest are on your mind -- and they should be -- read this book.\" -- Caryn Mandelbaum, Water Program Director, Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Blue Communities Project is dedicated to three primary things: that access to clean, drinkable water is a basic human right; that municipal and community water will be held in public hands; and that single-use plastic water bottles will not be available in public spaces. With its simple, straightforward approach, the movement has been growing around the world for a decade. Today, Paris, Berlin, Bern, and Montreal are just a few of the cities that have made themselves Blue Communities. In \u003ci\u003eWhose Water Is It, Anyway?\u003c\/i\u003e, renowned water justice activist Maude Barlow recounts her own education in water issues as she and her fellow grassroots water warriors woke up to the immense pressures on water in a warming world. Concluding with a step-by-step guide to making your own community blue, Maude Barlow's latest book is a heartening example of how ordinary people can effect enormous change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eMaude Barlow\u003c\/b\u003e is the bestselling author of 20 books. She sits on the board of Food \u0026amp; Water Watch, the Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature, and is a councillor with the World Future Council. She served as senior water advisor to the UN General Assembly and was a leader in the campaign to have water recognized as a human right. She is the recipient of fourteen honorary doctorates, the Right Livelihood Award and is the current chancellor of Brescia University. She lives in Ottawa, Ontario.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 6.9 x 4.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 03, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42155939594375,"sku":"9781770414303","price":14.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/ed615b8f8a9ec01431ede2da4b918505.webp?v=1733239822","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/whose-water-is-it-anyway-taking-water-protection-into-public-hands-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}