Who, What, When, Where, Why
What is Defensa Del Agua
Defensa of the water. Movement for water sources back
What type of company is bechtel
An engineering company
what year did Rising Water Prices Spark Cochabamba Protests
2000
What was the first goal?
To lower water rates
What was the first outcome?
Betchel was removed with power from Bolivia
Why did Defensa del agua happen?
Many people were losing access to water & people were dying
Why did Bechtel raise the Water rates
Bethel likely raised their water rates due to a combination of factors including increased operational costs like maintenance, repairs, and upgrades to their water infrastructure, among other things
what happened on Sep 1999
Bolivia Leases Cochabamba Water System to Multinational Consortium
were there any more goals
Yes
Were there any more outcomes
Yes
where did water wars happen
Cochabamba, Bolivia
Who is Bechtel CEO
Craig Albert
What happened on September 1998
Loan to Bolivia Requires Privatization
What was the Second goal
To get Semapa to take back control of the water system
What was the second Outcome
Water rates were tremendously lowered.
When did this Water Wars happen
December of 1989 through April 2000
Where was Betchel founded?
San Fransico
what happen on April 6, 2000
La Coordinadora Leader Arrested
Did Water Wars accomplish any of its goals
As far as we know. There was probably smaller goals that were not accomplished.
Were all the outcomes good
No
Who was involved
Craig Albert, Anarchists from the University of Cochabamba that grew into almost the whole city
When was bethel founded?
1898
What happened on April 8, 2000 in the social movement
17 year old boy was shot
What was the third goal
To get water sources back from betchel
What was the third Outcome
The updated constitution now recognizes water as a fundamental right and prohibits