Former Nestlé CEO: "Zugang zu Wasser sollte kein öffentliches Recht sein."

Every living thing requires water to live, it is a biological fact of life on the planet earth. Does this mean that every human being should have the right to water? A former Nestlé CEO thinks that the idea is "extreme". 

Nestle-CEO Peter Brabeck: "Access to water should not be a public right."

Nestlé-Konzernchef Peter Brabeck: "Zugang zu Wasser sollte kein öffentliches Recht sein."

Let's delve into the idea of the right to clean water and the concept of privatizing water for a moment before we look at the situation regarding this quote.

World Water Day 2013

Happy International World Water Day! Since 1993 World Water Day has been held to recognize the  importance of our water resources and to advocate for the sustainability of these resources. 

World Water Day is an international holiday, as decided by the United Nations, and each year highlights a specific aspect of water. In 2012 the theme was the importance of water and food security and management for sustainability. In 2011 it was water for cities, in 2010 water quality, you get the picture. 2013 is the International Year of Water Cooperation. Water cooperation is increasingly important as water is impacted by urbanization, pollution, and climate change, all while the demand for this human necessity is growing as fast as the world's population. Water cooperation will be key in a more globalized future; water is a shared resource which is not evenly distributed throughout space or time.