Sunday, December 20, 2009

Fiji Water: Spin the Bottle How did a bottled water imported from a far-off military dictatorship become the epitome of cool?

Rakiraki has experienced the full range of Fiji's water problems—crumbling pipes, a lack of adequate wells, dysfunctional or flooded water treatment plants, and droughts that are expected to get worse with climate change. Half the country has at times relied on emergency water supplies, with rations as low as four gallons a week per family; dirty water has led to outbreaks of typhoid and parasitic infections. Patients have reportedly had to cart their own water to hospitals, and schoolchildren complain about their pipes spewing shells, leaves, and frogs. Some Fijians have taken to smashing open fire hydrants and bribing water truck drivers for a regular supply.

Water Wars is a place to learn about the struggle for water around the world.

Note- Enron was just entering the Global Water Market when they imploded

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