Do we need a Global Commission on the Economics of Water to Value Water?
This second JustWaterFutures online event brought together a panel of academics, activists and experts who critically evaluated the recent report on The Economics of Water by the Global Commission on the Economics of Water.
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsNKHfEOr8E
They delved into the Global Commission’s proposals for water governance and the challenges they pose from a water justice perspective. Panelists: Margreet Zwarteveen – IHE Delft & University of Amsterdam. Alex Loftus – King’s College London. Dante Maschio – People’s Water Forum. Meera Karunananthan – Carleton University & Blue Planet Project. Leo Heller – Former UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights to Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation. Chair: Lyla Mehta – Institute of Development Studies, UK & Norwegian University of Life Sciences.