The Global Water Grab: A Primer
The Global Water Grab: A Primer
The Global Water Grab: A Primer
Water grabbing refers to situations where powerful actors take control of valuable water resources for their own benefit, depriving local communities whose livelihoods often depend on these resources and ecosystems.
Contents:
What is water grabbing?
What is the scale and scope of water grabbing?
How does water grabbing take place?
Who are the water grabbers?
What are the key drivers of water grabbing?
How is water grabbing related to land grabbing?
How are the extractive industries tied to water grabbing?
How are hydropower projects linked to water grabbing?
What socio-ecological impacts does water grabbing have?
Why is the current global water governance framework inadequate to tackle water grabbing?
Why are private water rights and property regimes not a solution to water grabbing?
What alternative framework can be advocated to protect communities from water grabbing?
How can transboundary water resources be equitably and sustainably managed?
What should countries which face water scarcity do?
What resistance to water grabbing is being undertaken by civil society?
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