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Local Solutions, Empowerment and Water Scarcity in the Middle East presented by Joska Wessels (Geographer, Media & Communication Specialist, Filmmaker)
This presentation is based on the experience of Joshka Wessels working as an ethnographic documentary filmmaker on various water projects in the Middle East. She researched the concept of collective action in the rehabilition of ancient water systems in Syria and is currently working on UNESCO on rehabilitating ancient water systems in North Iraq which she is currently documenting on film. For the EU, she also documented on film several research and development acitivities on empowering end-users in Egypt, Jordan and Palestine. The lessons learned from empowerment have lead to a general empowerment theory to tackle water scarcity at grassroots level. But will all this lead to a sustainable future in the region? Is it going to be "water wars" or "water peace"?
Oakland California students learning about water justice in their community.
UUSC, Environmental Justice program.
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UUSC, Environmental Justice program.
Location: California, United States
Partner: UU Legislative Ministry of California
Photographer: Anne Hoffman
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Right to water activists in front of the California State House with water droplet mascot (La Gotita) in support of human right to water bill AB1242.
UUSC, Environmental Justice program.
UU Legislative Ministry of California.
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UUSC's Environmental Justice program advocates for the human right to water, which entitles everyone to sufficient, safe, accessible and affordable water for daily drinking, sanitation, and personal needs, such as this woman washing clothes.
Location: Haiti.
Photographer: Gail Durham.
10th December 2014., Dublin City, Ireland
A major protest march took place to the Irish parliament against the introduction of water charges in the country
Ministerial Leadership Network (MLN) membership offers many professional benefits like access to special educational and public witness opportunities. Crystal Lewis, Rev. Cynthia Snavely, Rev. Leon Dunkley, Rev. Scott Sammler-Michael, and Rev. Madelyn Campbell discuss local justice ministry tie-ins with UUSC staff Pamela Sparr (L) and Patricia Jones (R) as part of UUSC’s Congressional briefing on challenges to water affordability in the US.
10th December 2014., Dublin City, Ireland
A major protest march took place to the Irish parliament against the introduction of water charges in the country
The Garda (Irish Police) Public Order Unit
Right to water activist with water droplet mascot (La Gotita) in support of human right to water bill AB1242.
UUSC, Environmental Justice program.
UU Legislative Ministry of California.
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A question from Joshka Wessels (fellow presenter) during the Q&A Session with Denise Galvin and Sarah Bell.
This woman is an activist working to ensure that the human right to water becomes law — and reality — for all people in California.
UUSC, Environmental Justice Program
Location: California
10th December 2014., Dublin City, Ireland
A major protest march took place to the Irish parliament against the introduction of water charges in the country
10th December 2014., Dublin City, Ireland
A major protest march took place to the Irish parliament against the introduction of water charges in the country
10th December 2014., Dublin City, Ireland
A major protest march took place to the Irish parliament against the introduction of water charges in the country
Legal Assistance Centre (LAC) has announced plans to take legal action against the municipality of Otavi for the failure to provide adequate water and sanitisation facilities to the community.
During consultations throughout 2009, LAC staff witnessed community toilets in a deplorable state. Water in the toilets, built to service the more than 4,000 residents, has been turned off. Instead, people have used the entrance and surrounding area of the toilets to relieve themselves, leaving a pool of human waste surrounding the area.
Martha Lukas, a resident of Otavi’s informal settlement, says the sanitisation situation gets worse during the rain season. “The rubbish flows with the water in our yards,” Lukas says. “As a result we get diseases like diarrhoea, malaria and cholera.”
She adds that those affected are mostly elderly people and children.
Cornelia Ubu-gaes, a resident of the Bliekies Drop settlement for 14 years, reports that that the sanitization situation became unbearable about five years ago and the toilets regularly have maintenance problems.
She further stresses that, “Some water points were built close to the toilets, therefore contaminating the drinking water.”
Norman Tjombe, director of the LAC, says that all Namibians should have access to fair public services, the right to proper housing and the right to safe living conditions.
“This is really about fundamental freedoms – the right to dignity, the right to safety and security and the right to non-discrimination, based on socio-economic status,” Tjombe states.
LAC is among a growing number of organisations around the world who are urging the international community to recognize that access to better sanitisation is a fundamental human need and, therefore, a basic human right.
Of additional concern for the Otavi Informal Settlement residents are the six water points for the community.
Ubu-gaes points out that many people in Otavi’s informal settlement are impoverished and unable to afford the price of water. The water system has no provision for these residents that can’t afford water at all.
During an LAC collaborative documentation project with Stanford Law, researchers learned of children in Otavi’s informal settlement, as young as six or seven, who regularly must beg for water from other settlement residents. The children do not go to school but instead spend each day at the rubbish dump site looking for food.
In November 2007, the Ombudsman carried out an investigation on the health hazard conditions in and around the toilets at the informal settlement in Otavi. A report was then submitted to the Ministry of Regional, Local Government and Housing, the regional health directorate in Otjiwarongo and the Otavi village council.
In 2008, a reassessment was done by the team of the Ombudsman. The obligation of the village council was not fulfilled, the Ombudsman’s report stated.
The application will be finalised in December 2009 and filed in January 2010.
UUSC, Environmental Justice program.
Location: California, United States
Partner: UU Legislative Ministry of California
Photographer: Anne Hoffman
uusc.org
Legal Assistance Centre (LAC) has announced plans to take legal action against the municipality of Otavi for the failure to provide adequate water and sanitisation facilities to the community.
During consultations throughout 2009, LAC staff witnessed community toilets in a deplorable state. Water in the toilets, built to service the more than 4,000 residents, has been turned off. Instead, people have used the entrance and surrounding area of the toilets to relieve themselves, leaving a pool of human waste surrounding the area.
Martha Lukas, a resident of Otavi’s informal settlement, says the sanitisation situation gets worse during the rain season. “The rubbish flows with the water in our yards,” Lukas says. “As a result we get diseases like diarrhoea, malaria and cholera.”
She adds that those affected are mostly elderly people and children.
Cornelia Ubu-gaes, a resident of the Bliekies Drop settlement for 14 years, reports that that the sanitization situation became unbearable about five years ago and the toilets regularly have maintenance problems.
She further stresses that, “Some water points were built close to the toilets, therefore contaminating the drinking water.”
Norman Tjombe, director of the LAC, says that all Namibians should have access to fair public services, the right to proper housing and the right to safe living conditions.
“This is really about fundamental freedoms – the right to dignity, the right to safety and security and the right to non-discrimination, based on socio-economic status,” Tjombe states.
LAC is among a growing number of organisations around the world who are urging the international community to recognize that access to better sanitisation is a fundamental human need and, therefore, a basic human right.
Of additional concern for the Otavi Informal Settlement residents are the six water points for the community.
Ubu-gaes points out that many people in Otavi’s informal settlement are impoverished and unable to afford the price of water. The water system has no provision for these residents that can’t afford water at all.
During an LAC collaborative documentation project with Stanford Law, researchers learned of children in Otavi’s informal settlement, as young as six or seven, who regularly must beg for water from other settlement residents. The children do not go to school but instead spend each day at the rubbish dump site looking for food.
In November 2007, the Ombudsman carried out an investigation on the health hazard conditions in and around the toilets at the informal settlement in Otavi. A report was then submitted to the Ministry of Regional, Local Government and Housing, the regional health directorate in Otjiwarongo and the Otavi village council.
In 2008, a reassessment was done by the team of the Ombudsman. The obligation of the village council was not fulfilled, the Ombudsman’s report stated.
The application will be finalised in December 2009 and filed in January 2010.