Blue Communities Project – a joint initiative that furthers the work of local Water Watch coalitions across the country.
Learn what you can do as a community activist, public sector worker or municipal councillor to help protect the water commons – our shared water resources – in the face of increasing pressure to put water up for sale and privatize water services.
The Blue Communities Project calls on communities to adopt a water commons framework by:
Recognizing water and sanitation as human rights.
Banning or phasing out the sale of bottled water in municipal facilities and at municipal events.
Promoting publicly financed, owned and operated water and waste water services.
Blue Communities Project – a joint initiative by the Council of Canadians and CUPE is now expanding to communities in other parts of the world. The Blue Communities Project provides communities with the tools to fight the privatization of water and promote the human right to water. Through the project, we are working with local governments, community activists and water operators to ensure water justice for all.