成人大片 Contagion Cultures Lecture Series - Public Water and COVID-19: Dark Clouds and Silver Linings
4:00 PM 鈥� 5:00 PM
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Public Water and COVID-19: Dark Clouds and Silver Linings
David McDonald, Professor Global Development Studies, Queen鈥檚 University; Director, Municipal Services Project
Moderated by: Meera Karunananthan, Blue Planet Project Campaigner, The Council of Canadians
COVID-19 has once again demonstrated the significance of safe, accessible and affordable water for all. It has also highlighted enormous disparities in service provision while at the same time dealing a blow to public water and sanitation operators around the world due to massive drops in revenues, rapidly rising costs and a vulnerable workforce. This talk summarizes a book he has recently co-edited, providing the first global overview of the response of public water operators to this crisis, shining a light on the complex challenges they face and how they have responded in different contexts. It looks specifically at 鈥榩ublic鈥� water and asks how public ownership and public management have enabled (or not) equitable and democratic emergency services, and how these COVID-19 experiences could contribute to expanded and sustainable forms of public water services in the future.
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