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World water wars was an official selection at the 2009 palm springs international film festival. Water wars in every corner of the globe, we are polluting, diverting, pumping, and wasting our limited supply of fresh water at an expediential level as population and technology grows. Maude barlow national chairperson, council of canadians chair, ifg committee on the globalization of water the wars of the next century will be about water. It is the battle against the corporate world here in particular the theft of the worlds water. The fight to stop the corporate theft of the worlds water by maude barlow and tony clarke. Directed by sam bozzo and released in 2008, the film was inspired by the book blue gold. The film examines the problems created by the privatization and commoditization of water. World water wars is directed by sam bozzo and based on the book blue gold. I viewed the film three times, and all is still intact. Wars of the future will be fought over water, as they are over oil today, as our blue. Blue gold water wars2008 documentary summary by gabino wednesday, 04 march 2020 published in portfolio the assignment focuses on blue gold water wars2008 documentary summary.
The rampant overdevelopment of agriculture, housing and industry increase the demands for fresh water well beyond the finite supply, resulting in the. The right to stop the corporate theft of the worlds water by maude barlow and tony clarke. Despite the financial risk, to this day, blue gold. Maude barlow national chairperson, council of canadians chair, ifg committee on the globalization of water. Director the documentary is based off the book blue gold. Maude is the cofounder of the blue planet project, chairs the board of food and water watch, and is a founding member of the international forum on globalization. With jim olson, tony clarke, maude barlow, octavio rosas lando.
Both maude and tony have been heavily involved in the fight for clean water for decades, and you see a lot of them in this movie. World water wars 2008 a fact check posted on november 24, 2015 by truthfromthetap blue gold covers several important water issues, from pollution and water scarcity to privatization, conservation and bottled water. If you need evidence, there is plenty of it in a new documentary highlighting the science, politics, and future of water on planet earth entitled blue gold. The primary message of maud barlow and tony clarkes book echoes the blue planet project, a global campaign to assert the universal right to water, of which barlow is one of the international leaders. What are some different pollution sources that affect our water supply. The fight to stop the corporate theft of the worlds water by maude. The right to stop the corporate theft of the worlds water.
The global water crisis and the commodification of the worlds water supply. The right to stop the corporate theft of the worlds water by tony clarke and maude barlow who are both interview extensively in the film. I was warned by a colleague that my head would explode if i watched the film, blue gold. The film also highlights some success stories of water activists around the world and calls for community action. Sam bozzos documentary is based on the book blue gold. The film contains of multiple interviews 35 from a wide pool of people from. Wall street investors target desalination and mass bulk water export schemes.
Corporate giants, private investors, and corrupt governments vie for control of our dwindling. Corrupt governments use water for economic and political gain. The fight to stop the corporate threat of the worlds water. The fight to stop the corporate theft of the worlds water by maude barlow an amazing and inspiring woman and tony clarke. Wars of the future will be fought over water, as they are today over oil, as the source of all life enters the global marketplace and political arena. Both address the very prevalent and serious issue of global water privatization and deterioration. In researching a sequel to the man who fell to earth, director sam bozzo. World water wars explores the conflicts over water today and in the future as governments and corporations vie for. Blue gold water wars documentary summary questions factors causing the water crisis 1. The fight to stop the corporate theft of the worlds water by maude barlow and tony clarke, this film offers plenty of credible evidence. In this report, i will try to put some the good points about and the most examples of misinformation.
What is the effect of bottling water and distributing it globally or nationally. The battle against corporate theft of the worlds water. The movie blue gold world water wars is based on the book written by maude barlow and tony clarke. Based on the book by maude barlow and tony clarke, blue gold. World water wars awardwinning documentary based on the groundbreaking book, narrated by malcolm mcdowell, and distributed by pbs video.
Based off the book, written by maude barlow and tony clark, water wars first investigates what our current water problems are and how they affect the human race on a global scale. World water wars is a documentary that highlights environmental issues, and it articulates the reasons why we are fast losing our fresh water supplies. Maude is the cofounder of the blue planet project, chairs the board of food and water watch. World water wars alternately political and apolitical, pessimistic and optimistic but rarely, if ever, cinematic sam bozzos blue gold. Military control of water emerges and a new geopolitical map and power structure forms, setting the stage for world water wars. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. It argues that in the future, wars will be fought over water supplies because a growing population and increasing demand from the agriculture and industrial sectors will pile pressure on fresh water resources. World water wars is an awardwinning documentary that addresses issues associated with the privatization and commoditization of water.
World water wars, that is based on the similarlytitled book by maude barlow and tony clarke. Wars of the future will be fought over water as they are over oil today, as the source of human survival enters the global marketplace and political arena. What percent of the water on the earth is freshwater. Blue gold the global water crisis and the commodification of the worlds water supply revised edition spring, 2001 author. World water wars, wallerstein does an excellent job of analyzing the privatization, pollution, and profit of water in the international arena. The dvd was recommended to me by a patron at the library where i work. World water wars is a 2008 documentary film directed, coproduced, and cowritten by sam bozzo, based on the book blue gold. Anyone who travels has seen the fall out from the war of water. World water wars based on the groundbreaking book, this pbs documentary explores the politics and conflicts surround.
My sis was an attorney who specialized in water rights. Also, establish the effect of bottling water and distributing it globally or nationally. This award winning documentary directed by sam bozzo is based on the book blue gold. Corporate giants, private investors, and corrupt governments vie for control of our dwindling supply, prompting protests. Based on the groundbreaking book by maude barlow and tony clarke, executive produced by mark achbar the. World water wars, was an informative movie that explored various aspects of water issues around the world. The fight to stop the corporate theft of the worlds water, written by maude barlow and tony clarke.
The politics of water supply is worsening the situation, and if the present trends continue, water is going to become an extremely scarce commodity. Maude barlow is national chair of the council of canadians and tony clarke is executive director of the polaris institute, another canadian. If they had, i would not have felt so shocked by the news in the book, nor likely the need. Fresh water is a precious and precipitiously dwindling commodity on our. The fight to stop the corporate theft of the worlds water. World water wars 2008 howard dearborn in blue gold. Global warming is an issue of how we live, the water crisis is an issue of if we live.