Right to Water: Blue Planet Project
The Blue Planet Project is a global initiative by the Council of Canadians, working with partners around the world, to achieve water justice based on the principle that water is a human right, a public trust, and part of the global commons. The Blue Planet Project works with organizations and activists in both the South and the North, and is affiliated with international networks including Friends of the Earth International, Red Vida (the Americas Network on the Right to Water), and the People’s Health Movement.
Visit the Blue Planet Project website for more information.
Iqaluit water contamination crisis exposes vulnerabilities across Canada
After Iqaluit residents reported a strong fuel smell in their tap water for more than 10 days, the government of ...
The Council mourns the loss of world-renowned ecologist David Schindler
This past Thursday, March 4, 2021, the world lost Dr. David Schindler, “Canada’s leading ecologist.” The Council extends its condolences to his friends and ...
Blue Communities in Latin America: Solidarity and Self Determination
Blue Communities are those that are committed to other ways of relating to nature. They protect water as a common ...
The Council of Canadians submission to the Canada Water Agency Consultation
The new Canada Water Agency must play a key role in implementing the human right to water and sanitation at ...
(Recording) Webinar: Community water management & the right to water in Latin America
A webinar series examining the 10 year history of the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation. Community self-management and the ...
(Recording) Webinar: The human rights to water and sanitation in international law
A webinar series examining the 10 year history of the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation. On July 28, 2010 ...
(Recording) Webinar: Gender justice and the human right to water and sanitation
Hear from the water justice activists, trade unionists and policy experts who led the campaign for the recognition of this ...
Celebrating 10 years of the human right to water
July 28, 2020 marks a significant milestone in the fight to protect water. Ten years ago, the United Nations General ...
