Packaged Rights? The Rise of the Global Bottled Water Industry in a Context of Climate Change
The global bottled water market is priced at about $230 billion USD a year, and growing. Yet the growing phenomenon of consuming this vital liquid packaged in a plastic bottle seems ill-conceived given current global conditions of water shortage. Understanding the paradoxical global patterns of bottled water production, distribution and consumption necessitates explanation. Dr. Pacheco-Vega will discuss the global politics of bottled water markets and analyze whether commodifying the vital liquid is compatible with the global norm of the human right to water, as set by the United Nations’ 2010 resolution.
Fri, October 25, 2019
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM EDT