Nature based and community driven solutions that foreground equity are essential for sustainable solutions to the climate/ ecological crisis concerning adaptation.
We therefore need to resist market driven extractivist approaches that penalise the poor by raising the price of water and lead to water cut offs.
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UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO CLEAN POLLUTION-FREE WATER FOR PEOPLE AND SMALL SCALE AGRICULTURE IS A RIGHT
WE NEED CONCRETE POLICY CHANGES
WATER JUSTICE STRUGGLES CAN BE EMPOWERED THROUGH STRONGER ALLIANCES OF ALL THOSE WHO BELIEVE WATER MUST REMAIN A PUBLIC GOOD
PUBLIC OPINION MUST BE SHIFTED TOWARDS NATURE BASED AND COMMUNITY DRIVEN SOLUTIONS
NATURE BASED AND COMMUNITY DRIVEN DEMANDS INCLUDE
- An end to all punitive policy for the working poor when it comes to access to water.
- Introduction of remedial solutions to help ease water pollution and mitigate health hazards
- A shift in government policy towards supporting small scale agroecological farming as part of the adaptation plan
- End private sector involvement in water infrastructure and the commodification of water