Alexa Nadine November Nadine-j

Abruzzo: the first major victory in defense of public water

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The Regional Council of Abruzzo, on the proposal of Regional Councillors Carlo Costantini (IDV) and Maurizio Acerbo (Rifondazione Comunista), unanimously approved an amendment to the Economic and Financial Programming Document of the Region (Dpfer) that commits the region to preserve the public character of 'that provides water and at the same time that the water service must be deemed irrelevant to economic activity.

The people of Abruzzo are particularly sensitive to the issue of the struggle against privatization of water service (water supply, sewerage, sewage treatment). In these years there have been numerous demonstrations organized to prevent the commodification of water and ask for an efficient and transparent governance. Ben Abruzzo 13,000 had signed the bill of popular initiative for the public water promoted by associations and movements.

to this as the associative movement and we are now satisfied with the determinations of the Regional Council. Have led a determined battle of civilization for the lives of citizens and future generations of us to continue to strive for the protection of common goods and our Abruzzo.

We want to underline the commitment of the promoters and drafters of the amendment and this confirms the possibility important to build unity and convergence useful for purposes of defense, not so much of their political beliefs but a common good of humanity which is the well water.

thank the entire Regional Council and the President of the Abruzzo Region legitimate reasons for listening to the people of Abruzzo, which in recent years have advocated the privatization of water, by poor and irresponsible management practices, by pollution and waste.

Now we need to put into practice administrative policy directions that come from the Regional Council because, unfortunately, remain in force national rules that may undermine the efforts at regional level.

It 'then must continue to mobilize to ensure that:

-President of the Region to have recourse to the Constitutional Court against the Government Decree 115 to fight privatization in the national field;

- in provincial and municipal statutes is written that the water is a human right and that water services are devoid of economic significance;

- there will be a regional water governance system consistent with the amendment adopted in which both guarantee citizen participation and membership as we ask for years to build a management truly open, transparent and efficient.