Blue Covenant: The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle for the Right to Water

Blue Covenant is a passionate call to action and a sequel to the author's previous work, *Blue Gold*, which exposed how a handful of powerful corporations were gaining ownership and control of the Earth's dwindling water supply. This book addresses the escalating global water crisis and examines how water companies are reaping vast profits from declining supplies, contributing to an environmental crisis that poses a grave threat to human survival. Barlow details sobering scenarios of a future where a lack of progress on wastewater service, pollution control, and the mass movement of water will lead to increased water scarcity and inequality, resulting in a world where the poor die in increasing numbers. Crucially, the book documents the powerful, international, grassroots-led movement that has emerged to have water declared a basic human right—something that cannot be bought or sold for profit. Barlow traces the history of these international battles and lays out the actions that global citizens must take to secure a 'blue covenant'—a water-just world for all.

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