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October 22, 2008

Maude Barlow Appointed UN Adviser on Water
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And the United Nations has appointed the Canadian activist Maude Barlow
as its first-ever senior adviser on water. Barlow is one of the leading
figures in the global water justice movement. She is the head of the
Council of Canadians, Canada’s largest public advocacy group, and
founder of the Blue Planet Project.



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