Who owns water? | DW Documentary

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Published 2022-08-24
Climate change is causing temperatures to rise. And everyone is consuming more water - whether it’s to make soda, microchips or cattle feed. But our reservoirs are running dry. Investors are buying water rights, prices are going up and farmers are running out of water.

The climate crisis is worsening worldwide. In many countries, increasing drought is threatening not only human survival, but entire ecosystems. Livestock farmers are running out of water. In India, farmers can no longer irrigate their fields. People are fleeing their homes in large numbers.
Who owns water? Will there be more and more conflicts, even wars, over water? What will happen if our water disappears?

This is a three-part documentary series:
Part 1: The fight for water -    • The fight for water | DW Documentary  
Part 2: What happens when our water dries up? -    • What happens when our water dries up?...  
Part 3: Who owns water? -    • Who owns water? | DW Documentary  
Series playlist:    • Thirst: When Our Water Disappears (3-...  

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All Comments (21)
  • @muuuuuud
    What's the native saying? Goes something like "When the last fish has died and the last river has dried up, man will realize it cannot eat money." Or something to that effect.
  • @m11nt
    Water should be free. It's a human right.
  • @phpcable
    In my country Zambia 🇿🇲 Africa, we have experienced the worst water shortage ever
  • @tpeterson9140
    Cant believe the amount of high quality docs we get from DW regularly!
  • Greed is the key contributor of this water crisis we are in.
  • We are hitting a tipping point in humanity, aren't we? We can no longer abuse each other and the environment and think there won't be real consequences to us all
  • @bbnCRLB
    This is really a dangerous trend. If water is shipped at such large quantity from one location to another in form of bottled drinking water or beverage drink, it creates an imbalance in nature. The water at the source will fail to recycle itself leading to draught in the future.
  • @marby602
    The correct answer is : The water of the nation belongs to the PEOPLE of that nation. If a corporation wants water, the PEOPLE of that country must approve the use..... not simply the okay of a single official who may be getting bribed !
  • @JR954
    Elon musk laughing like an evil villain when asked about water scarcity fears.
  • @damijohn777
    Food security is important. There are worrying trends due to this crisis. Adapting to these situations may be more difficult than adopting healthy strategies
  • That was a condescending reaction by Elon Musk calling concerns about water sustainability ridiculous! It's NOT ridiculous Mr. Musk, it's responsible!
  • Having clean water is a human right. Period. Priority must be given to the people, NOT to corporations. People should be enraged by this. Let’s not allow corporations to continue to plunder the water that is vital to life.
  • People come up with excellent ideas on water production, but no one is willing to fund it unless they can own all the rights.
  • @gian19791
    I wouldn’t be surprised if 💦 water scarcity causes war and conflicts 🤦‍♂️ 🤷‍♂️
  • Elon’s reaction to the question about water was very condescending and knows very clearly exactly how much water the plant is taking and how it’s affecting the area.
  • @FreedomEveryWay
    Worrying about water, is like worrying about the lack of sunlight when it is nighttime.
  • @flydeeper
    Fascinating , greatful for sharing this