In this eye-opening article, Maude Barlow—a Canadian author, activist, Movement Rights board member, Head of Council of Canadians and founder of Blue Planet Project—sheds lights on the California drought of 2015. Water plundering by private industries was the culprit of this drought. Water is a human right, and lack of access to water is no longer a dilemma facing only the Global South. Governments need to stand up to industries and private interests for a water-secure world. Photo credit: AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli