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Chairperson of the Council of Canadians, Activist, Author from Canada

Maude Barlow is the national chairperson of the Council of Canadians, Canada’s largest citizen’s advocacy organization, and the founder of the Blue Planet Project which works to stop commodification of the world’s water. She is the recipient of numerous educational awards and has received honorary doctorates from four Canadian universities for her social justice work.
In 2008/2009, she served as Senior Advisor on Water to the 63rd President of the United Nations General Assembly.
She is also author or co-author of 16 books, including the international best seller “Blue Covenant: The Global Water Crisis and The Coming Battle for the Right to Water”.

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Maude Barlow

What is the state of the world’s water?

Maude Barlow shares her insights into the looming water crisis. She discusses the hydrological damage caused by pollution and by the displacement and diversion of water. As water…

Recorded: 12 May 2007

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