Global Water Issues explores the political, social and economic challenges presented by threats to Earth’s most vital natural resource. With a foreword by U.S. Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs Maria Otero, Global Water Issues describes how this ecological emergency affects population centers, human health, climate and food security.
Imagining a Tomorrow
Foreword
When the Well is Dry …
Water scarcity required drastic solutions
One Liter=One Calorie
A critical link that equals water scarcity
Downstream Dangers
Managing the impact of farming
Water in a Changing Climate
The first effects are showing
The View from Jamaica
An island perspective
Water+Health=Life
Savvy water management saves lives
The Most Indecent Work
Unsanitary occupation called disgraceful
Better Sanitation Leads to New Career
Success making toilets in Vietnam
Expedition Blue Planet
Environmental storytelling
Writ in Stone
Adapting to climate change
The Okavango Delta
A model for water resource management
Trans-Boundary Water
The geopolitical struggles for control
Water Knows No Boundaries
Pact with India assists Pakistan
Gender and Irrigation in South Asia
Including women in water management
Irrigating India
Water policy on the Subcontinent
The Water and Energy Link
Some outcomes are unintended
A Key Strategy
Successful integrated water management
Water, Water Everywhere …
Is desalination a solution?
Urban Wastewater Woes
Managing farm irrigation to protect crops
Still Waters Run Deep
Mexico’s groundwater management
Priming the Water Pump
Multiple-use water services in Niger
The Global Crisis in Film
An interview with Jim Thebaut
A Mounting Awareness
Celebrity activists climb Mount Kilimanjaro