Water, besides being a central element of the environmental crisis, plays a profoundly symbolic and political role within contemporary societies. It is at the heart of numerous social struggles, embodying the demands of environmentalists, trade unions, and workers who oppose its privatization. The defense of water as a common and public good serves as a bulwark against the risk of amplifying social inequalities, especially in times of environmental crisis, when equitable access to water becomes a matter of justice and collective survival. In this context, water takes on the value of a symbol of resistance and solidarity, evoking movements fighting for environmental and social justice, for vital resources, and for the protection of the most vulnerable communities.