Maude Barlow Appointed As U N’s First Senior Adviser On Water Issues
photo courtesy of steve gerecke
Canadian activist Maude Barlow, who is co founder of the Blue Planet Project, a group that works to protect fresh water from trade and privation internationally, has been appointed as the UN first senior adviser on water issues. She will work with the current the president of the general assembly Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann.
In a press releas Barlow said:
“This is a wonderful opportunity to advance a more democratic and transparent method of policy making around water at the global level than now exists,” Barlow said in a press release. “Water is a commons, a public trust and a human right.”
At last some good news.
thank you Water Wired for the heads up.
(Water Wired is a great place to go to read all about fresh water internationally in politics and so on)
