Carlos Santos from Uruguay argues that global actions in October 2006 marking "Blue Octuber" comes at a time of advance against the commodification of this common resource. It has led to a consolidation of a common agenda at a global scale which includes the promotion of an alternative, public and sustainable water management model.   more »

"We estimate that by December 31, the service [of water in La Paz and El Alto] would be transferred (from Suez to a new state-owned water company)," said Alvaro Camacho, Bolivia's superintendent of water and sewage systems, according to the state news agency ABI.   more »

Children and young people were at the heart of the festival “Water is life, not a commodity” which is taking place in La Paz during Blue October, a month of global resistance to defend water against corporate control.   more »