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In an article written for the International Herald Tribune, Peter Woicke writes, “There is a need to double the rate of investment in water and sanitation alone over the next decade, to about $30 billion per year, from a combination of public and private investors.” He goes on to argue, “Access to water should be considered a human right. But most of this progress in addressing this challenge will be achieved through more practical and less ideological means” <ref> Peter Woicke [http://www.iht.com/articles/2003/03/18/edpeter_ed3_.php International Herald Tribune Tuesday March 18 2003] accessed 27 October 2008.</ref>. Years later, in an excerpt taken from the documentary “Thirst”, speaking at a conference Woicke suggests, “Somebody has to pay for water, ladies and gentlemen. Whether it’s the users of the future generations, that is the reality”<ref>Democracy Now[http://www.democracynow.org/2005/3/22/world_water_day_2005_water_privatization World Water Day 2005: Water Privatization in Stockton and Detroit], accessed 27 October 2008.</ref>.

Peter Woicke is a fierce advocate for the privatisation of water services and having held many senior posts in international business and development sectors over the past 30 years he has had a significant influence on the landscape of the private water market. As a managing director of the [[World Bank]], a position he held from 1999-2005, he vehemently promoted the Bank’s position that water privatization be a condition for receiving the Bank’s resources <ref> BBC [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/2210269.stm World Bank Wants Green Growth] Thursday 22 August 2002, accessed 27 October 2008.</ref>. In addition to his role as a managing director of the World Bank Woicke was the former CEO of the [[International Finance Corporation]] ([[IFC]]) (1999-2005) – the private sector arm of the World Bank and the largest multilateral provider of loans and equity to the private sector <ref> Anglo American [http://www.angloamerican.co.uk/aa/about/leadership/board/ Leadership] accessed 27 October 2008.</ref>. The IFC recommends that Third World loan recipients hand over public water utilities to the private sector whilst actively encouraging investors to invest in private sectors in these economies <ref>Maude Barlow (2007) ‘The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle For the Right To Water’, Toronto: McClelland & Stewart Ltd., p.40.</ref>.

Woicke has held numerous influential private sector positions including chairperson of [[J.P Morgan]] Securities Asia and member of executive management group and board member of [[Anglo American]] – one of the world’s largest mining and natural resources groups, as well as board member of [[Plugpower Inc.]], [[Saudi Aramco]], [[Raiffeisen International Holding]] and [[MTN Group]]<ref>[http://www.ifc.org/ifcext/about.nsf/Content/Peter_Woicke About IFC], accessed 27 October 2008.</ref><ref> Anglo American [http://www.angloamerican.co.uk/aa/ Home], accessed 27 October 2008.</ref><ref>Anglo American
[http://www.angloamerican.co.uk/aa/about/leadership/board/ Leadership Team], accessed 27 October 2008.</ref>.

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−	In 2004 [[Kofi Annan]] appointed Peter Woicke to the newly establish [[UN Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation]]. A fierce advocate for the privatisation of water services and having held many senior posts in international business and development sectors over the past 30 years Woicke has had a significant influence on the landscape of the private water market. As a managing director of the [[World Bank]], a position he held from 1999-2005, he vehemently promoted the Bank’s position that water privatization be a condition for receiving the Bank’s resources <ref> BBC [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/2210269.stm World Bank Wants Green Growth] Thursday 22 August 2002, accessed 27 October 2008.</ref>. In addition to his role as a managing director of the World Bank Woicke was the former CEO of the [[International Finance Corporation]] ([[IFC]]) (1999-2005) – the private sector arm of the World Bank and the largest multilateral provider of loans and equity to the private sector <ref> Anglo American [http://www.angloamerican.co.uk/aa/about/leadership/board/ Leadership] accessed 27 October 2008.</ref>. The IFC recommends that Third World loan recipients hand over public water utilities to the private sector whilst actively encouraging investors to invest in private sectors in these economies <ref>Maude Barlow (2007) ‘The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle For the Right To Water’, Toronto: McClelland & Stewart Ltd., p.40.</ref>.	+	In 2004 [[Kofi Annan]] appointed Peter Woicke to the newly establish [[UN Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation]]. As a fierce advocate for the privatisation of water services and having held many senior posts in international business and development sectors over the past 30 years Woicke has had a significant influence on the landscape of the private water market. As a managing director of the [[World Bank]], a position he held from 1999-2005, he vehemently promoted the Bank’s position that water privatization be a condition for receiving the Bank’s resources <ref> BBC [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/2210269.stm World Bank Wants Green Growth] Thursday 22 August 2002, accessed 27 October 2008.</ref>. In addition to his role as a managing director of the World Bank Woicke was the former CEO of the [[International Finance Corporation]] ([[IFC]]) (1999-2005) – the private sector arm of the World Bank and the largest multilateral provider of loans and equity to the private sector <ref> Anglo American [http://www.angloamerican.co.uk/aa/about/leadership/board/ Leadership] accessed 27 October 2008.</ref>. The IFC recommends that Third World loan recipients hand over public water utilities to the private sector whilst actively encouraging investors to invest in private sectors in these economies <ref>Maude Barlow (2007) ‘The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle For the Right To Water’, Toronto: McClelland & Stewart Ltd., p.40.</ref>.

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−	Peter Woicke ~~is a~~ fierce advocate for the privatisation of water services and having held many senior posts in international business and development sectors over the past 30 years he has had a significant influence on the landscape of the private water market. As a managing director of the [[World Bank]], a position he held from 1999-2005, he vehemently promoted the Bank’s position that water privatization be a condition for receiving the Bank’s resources <ref> BBC [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/2210269.stm World Bank Wants Green Growth] Thursday 22 August 2002, accessed 27 October 2008.</ref>. In addition to his role as a managing director of the World Bank Woicke was the former CEO of the [[International Finance Corporation]] ([[IFC]]) (1999-2005) – the private sector arm of the World Bank and the largest multilateral provider of loans and equity to the private sector <ref> Anglo American [http://www.angloamerican.co.uk/aa/about/leadership/board/ Leadership] accessed 27 October 2008.</ref>. The IFC recommends that Third World loan recipients hand over public water utilities to the private sector whilst actively encouraging investors to invest in private sectors in these economies <ref>Maude Barlow (2007) ‘The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle For the Right To Water’, Toronto: McClelland & Stewart Ltd., p.40.</ref>.	+	In 2004 [[Kofi Annan]] appointed Peter Woicke to the newly establish [[UN Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation]]. A fierce advocate for the privatisation of water services and having held many senior posts in international business and development sectors over the past 30 years Woicke has had a significant influence on the landscape of the private water market. As a managing director of the [[World Bank]], a position he held from 1999-2005, he vehemently promoted the Bank’s position that water privatization be a condition for receiving the Bank’s resources <ref> BBC [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/2210269.stm World Bank Wants Green Growth] Thursday 22 August 2002, accessed 27 October 2008.</ref>. In addition to his role as a managing director of the World Bank Woicke was the former CEO of the [[International Finance Corporation]] ([[IFC]]) (1999-2005) – the private sector arm of the World Bank and the largest multilateral provider of loans and equity to the private sector <ref> Anglo American [http://www.angloamerican.co.uk/aa/about/leadership/board/ Leadership] accessed 27 October 2008.</ref>. The IFC recommends that Third World loan recipients hand over public water utilities to the private sector whilst actively encouraging investors to invest in private sectors in these economies <ref>Maude Barlow (2007) ‘The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle For the Right To Water’, Toronto: McClelland & Stewart Ltd., p.40.</ref>.

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−	In an article written for the International Herald Tribune, Peter Woicke writes, “There is a need to double the rate of investment in water and sanitation alone over the next decade, to about $30 billion per year, from a combination of public and private investors.” He goes on to argue, “Access to water should be considered a human right. But most of this progress in addressing this challenge will be achieved through more practical and less ideological means” <ref> Peter Woicke [http://www.iht.com/articles/2003/03/18/edpeter_ed3_.php International Herald Tribune Tuesday March 18 2003] accessed 27 October 2008.</ref>. Years later, in an excerpt taken from the documentary “Thirst”, speaking at a conference Woicke suggests, “Somebody has to pay for water, ladies and gentlemen. Whether it’s the users of the future generations, that is the reality”<ref>Democracy Now[http://www.democracynow.org/2005/3/22/world_water_day_2005_water_privatization World Water Day 2005: Water Privatization in Stockton and Detroit], accessed 27 October 2008.</ref>.	+	In an article written for the International Herald Tribune, Peter Woicke writes, “There is a need to double the rate of investment in water and sanitation alone over the next decade, to about $30 billion per year, from a combination of public and private investors.” He goes on to argue, “Access to water should be considered a human right. But most of this progress in addressing this challenge will be achieved through more practical and less ideological means” <ref> Peter Woicke [http://www.iht.com/articles/2003/03/18/edpeter_ed3_.php International Herald Tribune Tuesday March 18 2003] accessed 27 October 2008.</ref>. Years later, in an excerpt taken from the documentary “Thirst”, speaking at a conference Woicke suggests, “Somebody has to pay for water, ladies and gentlemen. Whether it’s the users of the future generations, that is the reality”<ref>Democracy Now [http://www.democracynow.org/2005/3/22/world_water_day_2005_water_privatization World Water Day 2005: Water Privatization in Stockton and Detroit], accessed 27 October 2008.</ref>.