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. 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.