Fresh water is a global common good whose preservation and sustainable …
Fresh water is a global common good whose preservation and sustainable use the international community of states should actually be defending. On 28 July 2010, the General Assembly of the United Nations recognized the right to water as a human right with Resolution 64/292. The resolution was adopted with 122 member votes. 41 countries had abstained from voting.
The reality is completely different! More and more water sources are falling into the hands of a few who claim this precious resource only for themselves. Even when a country needs loans from the World Bank, one of the conditions is that the country agrees to the privatization of water. Examples include Greece, Portugal and Bolivia. To obtain loans, water utilities had to be sold and water had to be privatized in these countries.