
Der Berliner Wassertisch
David against Goliath
A short history of the Berlin Water Table
Dorothea Härlin
March 2015
Conference
Water and Sustainability Berlin 2015
Who is David?
A small group of engaged citizens
Who is Goliath?
- Private water corporations. Veolia and Suez
the biggest global water companies
own nearly 70 percent of all privatised water
worldwide (excluding China)
- Politicians who are prepared to sell our commons
Why is Berlin Water an example for many other kinds of privatisation?
The sale of 49.9% of the Berlin Water Works to RWE and Veolia...