WaterWatch opposes surrendering any right to regulate water supplies to WTO, mega projects like Interlinking of Rivers (ILR) in South Asia, Three Gorges Dam, South-to-North Water Diversion in China and Initiative for Integration of Regional Infrastructure in South America (IIRSA) because they uproot people, forests, wildlife, biodiversity and cause global warming.
In 1955, India had more than 5,000 cubic meters of freshwater per person. By 2013, it is expected to fall below 1,700 cubic meters, to be deemed in "water stress" by 2025, it could fall below 1,000 cubic meters, for it to be considred in "water scarcity." Dam projects such as those in Narmada valley would submerge hundreds of villages with impunity.
WaterWatch is concerned about depleting water resources, wastewater and displacement. Liquid waste discharged by domestic residences, commercial properties industry, and/or agriculture. In India, the Report of the National Commission, which says, "Himalayan river linking component is not feasible" melting glaciers make it unpredictable and "there is no imperative necessity for massive water transfer" in the Peninsular river component.
Projects like ILR in South Asia and IIRSA in South America mean rewriting the geography despite massive protest. The tyranny of International Financial Institutions has divorced policy making from reality.
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