Basic Human Needs: 2 out of 5, Water

This film investigates the future of the world's water, and paints a disturbing picture of a world running out of the most basic of life's essentials. 8-year-old Vanessa and her parents have to walk almost a mile down the cliffs of El Alto in Bolivia to collect water from an unreliable well every day. Yet, they live just a few hundred metres from their city's main water treatment plant and can see millions of gallons just beyond the barbed wire fence. They are victims of waters increasing commodification. https://youtu.be/uftXXreZbrs

Where Did Earth's Water Come From? https://youtu.be/vjDnh7zfO98

Quote taken from Surfer Magazine - "Anyone who’s familiar with Australian coal miner-turned-photographer Ray Collins knows the mesmeric quality of his ocean imagery. His seascapes and waves, frozen in ambient backlight, have risen to a unique pedestal in the world of water...See more

In places around the world, supplies of groundwater are rapidly vanishing. As aquifers decline and wells begin to go dry, people are being forced to confront a growing crisis. Much of the planet relies on groundwater. And in places around the world – from the United States to...See more

Profit-driven corporations want control over your city's public water systems. What could go wrong? The Story of Water exposes the dangers of water privatization and highlights innovative solutions that cities are adopting that keep water management in public hands. Water is a human right and shouldn't be controlled by corporations whose primary motivation is profit. https://youtu.be/04jTleV0gK0

http://www.worldwaterweek.org/world-water-week-opens-in-stockholm-with-a-call-for-more-nature-based-solutions/

https://www.democracynow.org/2018/4/20/headlines/detroit_threatens_to_shut_off_water_at_17_000_homes_for_people_150_behind_on_bills