"The scarcity of fresh, clean water," states a United Nations report, "is the greatest threat humanity has ever faced." Only thanks to water and its many mysterious properties is life on Earth possible. Without water, there would be no food, no clothing, not even the ink with which the Bill of Rights was written.

Who Owns Water? explores the phenomenon of water, marvels at its uniqueness, and examines the dangers and opportunities water presents for life.
The book discusses the most important questions about drinking water supply and food production, but also deals with water as a destructive force and explores the chemical properties of the molecule.
Who Owns Water? highlights the risks of unbridled privatization of water and documents how dependence on water is exploited politically. Engaging image sequences and detailed texts explain why water cannot belong to anyone but is the responsibility and value of all humanity.