Coordinadora de Defensa del Agua y de la Vida
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Coordinadora de Defensa del Agua y de la Vida is a Bolivian grassroots coalition of social movements, unions, and community groups that led popular resistance to water privatization in Cochabamba.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bolivian political organization
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grassroots coalition ⓘ social movement organization ⓘ |
| activeIn | Cochabamba Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aim |
defend access to affordable water
ⓘ
prevent commodification of water ⓘ |
| basedIn | city of Cochabamba ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Bolivia ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
environmental justice
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human rights ⓘ public services ⓘ water rights ⓘ |
| formedAs | coalition of urban and rural organizations ⓘ |
| hasMemberType |
community groups
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neighborhood organizations ⓘ peasant organizations ⓘ social movements ⓘ trade unions ⓘ |
| hasTranslatedName | Coalition in Defense of Water and Life NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology |
anti‑privatization
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social justice ⓘ water rights activism ⓘ |
| influenced |
anti‑privatization movements in Latin America
ⓘ
global water justice movements ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Cochabamba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movementType |
anti‑corporate globalization
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grassroots ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leading resistance to water privatization in Cochabamba
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role in the Cochabamba Water War ⓘ |
| opposed |
concession of Cochabamba water system to Aguas del Tunari
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neoliberal economic policies in Bolivia ⓘ water privatization in Cochabamba ⓘ |
| socialBase |
indigenous communities
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peasants ⓘ rural communities near Cochabamba ⓘ urban residents of Cochabamba ⓘ workers ⓘ |
| supports |
community management of water systems
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public control of water resources ⓘ recognition of water as a human right ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 2000s
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late 1990s ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
general strikes
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mass demonstrations ⓘ popular assemblies ⓘ road blockades ⓘ |
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