The three essential resources of land, energy and water are connected by the same crisis of inequality driven by increasing privatization and corporate control. While universal provision remains an eminently practical goal, it requires a shift in global priorities and wide-scale redistribution through a system of international sharing monitored by an effective and representative United Nations.
The landmark HDR 2007 report nvestigates the underlying causes and consequences of a crisis
that leaves 1.2 billion people without access to safe water and 2.6
billion without access to sanitation.
This report from nef's food
programme for Oxfam examines current interest in the proposition that
enhancing the productivity of family farms is the most effective way to
reduce rural poverty in the developing world.
War and political instability in the Middle East
are the major driving forces behind the soaring price of oil. To counter the energy crisis, profits must be taken out of war