Water privatisation was on the radar screen of officials, activists and corporate executives alike during the WTO Cancun meetings in Mexico. Privatizing municipal water services is a worldwide phenomenon in both developed and developing countries. However, community outcry against the practice is also on the rise. French-based Suez, the worlds second largest water company, has concessions in more than 100 countries around the globe. Yet, as local residents can attest, privatising water has actually made it much less accessible.