Talk:Water privatization

message: I have begun to improve the article by removing unsourced statements, reflections and opinions, as well as doing some housekeeping (e.g. repairing broken links, bringing lists in alphabetical order etc.). More work clearly needs to be done. The structure could certainly be improved, although I am not yet quite sure how to best do this. A clarification about what is included in water privatization and what probably not (e.g. bottled water, markets for water rights) could also be useful, although there may be no consensus on where to draw the boundaries. I am also planning to add a table with all the 30 or so countries that currently have private water concessions or similar contracts, which I hope will be useful. Keeping a neutral point of view is extremely important and any constructive, good-faith advice on how to ensure this on such a controversial topic is welcome. Finally, I would suggest to remove the country sections and refer the reader to the respective country-specific articles on water privatization.--Mschiffler (talk) 23:13, 6 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Major rewrite and suggestion to reduce country-specific details

message: I am proposing to revise the Lead section for clarity by editing sentence structure and syntax. The lead is a bit choppy and difficult to read. Additionally, I will adjust the information included in the lead to better reflect the contents of the article as a whole. I propose to revise the History section to include the role of water privatization in the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation. Any recommendations for how to edit these sections are more than welcome! Sjsua2020 (talk) 02:55, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Hi  did you find any useful articles on water privatization in relation to SDG6? Tjmorg (talk) 17:58, 31 October 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Revision of Lead and History Section 

message: I want to expand on the example of water privatization in France on the examples section. France is a major example of water privatization and it deserves more than two sentences. I will include information similar to the one in other examples. If someone has any suggestions or specific information they would like to see, I would greatly appreciate a response. Thank you.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gudari.Castillo (talk • contribs) 11:50, 3 May 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Go for it. Look at: Water privatization in France for possible text and sources.--Hippeus (talk) 11:54, 3 May 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Expand on the examples of privatization 

message: The Impacts section lacks content and citations on the content that is there. I will add more cited content to this section to improve it. The content I will add will be from studies relating water privatization to child mortality, political ecology, and over all health impacts.  Gudari.Castillo (talk) 15:26, 3 May 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Impacts of water privatization  

message: I am planning on fleshing out the motives section with some extra sentences that explain the motives behind water privatization. These motives include the conditional loans offered by the World Bank to struggling countries, the idea that a market-based approach provides monetary incentives for better management, and the necessity of privatization in some cases where governments have no public funds to repair or improve the infrastructure of water management utilities. My main sources are Community water system privatization and the water access crisis and Access to Water in the Slums of Sub‐Saharan Africa Tjmorg (talk) 05:27, 13 November 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Additions to the Motives Section  

message: My group members and I have decided that the last paragraph in the lead section is out of place, and it does not contain information that adds meaning to the lead section. The numbers provided in the current paragraph does not make sense and the flow in this paragraph needs adjustments or, as my group suggests, it can be removed. 
Niyeze (talk) 19:48, 20 November 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  A proposal to delete a paragraph 

message: I find it difficult to conclude the overall profit of water privatization since it varies in different countries. Moreover, claims and evidences in this section are very outdated. Therefore, it is not a good reference for people who want to know about profit from privatization. I suggest taking this part out.Thitikarn Chinpattanakul (talk) 23:37, 28 November 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  A proposal to delete profitability section 

message: In the table that consists of a "list of countries with formal private sector participation in urban water supply with number and type of contracts," there is a need to revisit the table for further updates. It is worth your while as a Wikipedian editor to check out what could be added to this table if time permits. The time was short for my group, but it is crucial to point out potential areas that need improvement for future editors. 
Niyeze (talk) 05:32, 29 November 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Updating obsolete information