Who owns water? | DW Documentary

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?

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[almerdoring]

Greed is the key contributor of this water crisis we are in.

[tpeterson]

Cant believe the amount of high quality docs we get from DW regularly!

[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.

[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.

[marby]

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 not simply the okay of a single official who may be getting bribed !

[joshuahernandez]

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

[ArcheNovaresistance]

That was a condescending reaction by Elon Musk calling concerns about water sustainability ridiculous!
It's NOT ridiculous Mr. Musk, it's responsible!

[jimnickola]

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.

[gian]

I wouldn’t be surprised if 💦 water scarcity causes war and conflicts 🤦‍♂️ 🤷‍♂️

[HystoricalMicrobe]

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.

[phpcable]

In my country Zambia 🇿🇲 Africa, we have experienced the worst water shortage ever

[soorajns]

We had the same problem with coca cola in Plachimada, Kerala, India. People protested and closed down the factory there. They were taking the spring water from the region. Those people are evil

[syiemsonny]

Some Rich people will never care for nature or poor people

[mnt]

Water should be free. It's a human right.

[kinngrimm]

"Who owns water?"
The public and we the people would do good to remind companies of that fact.
Industries which use large amounts of water should be forced to do 2 things, clean up any wastewater till it is in prestine drinkable condition and have to finance publicly owned desalination plants. Aslong water was in abundance, this was a non issue, now it isn't anymore.

[JR]

Elon musk laughing like an evil villain when asked about water scarcity fears.

[damijohn]

Food security is important. There are worrying trends due to this crisis. Adapting to these situations may be more difficult than adopting healthy strategies

[millking]

Water is not just scarce, it's severely polluted. Chemical pollution such as PFAS/PFOA/PFOS, pest-, herb-, fungi-, insecticides, heavy metals, fracking chemicals, microplastics, is becoming a big issue. Not just in developed countries anymore, chemical pollution is global.

[brijeshchaurasia]

Dear DW team i from india and just sitting home i got huge knowledge from your channel thanks from me and my country 👍

[abdulrehmankhan]

We have to care for pure water 💦 by ourselves and avoid wasting water. It's a responsibility of everyone, at every aspect of life.