"Our goal in doing The World's Water series is to help improve global understanding of water challenges and the availability of solutions, as the growing evidence of climate change impacts poses new challenges for freshwater management with changes in water quantity, water quality, water-system operations, and more." - Peter Gleick
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The World's Water Vol. 7
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October 18, 2011 - According to the Pacific Institute authors of The World's Water, Vol. 7, the latest volume of the most important assessment of global water challenges and solutions, more and more regions of the world, including the United States, may be reaching the point of "peak water." To conserve this critical resource without harming the economy or public health, businesses, communities, governments, and individuals are looking for new techniques to move to sustainable water management.
The World's Water, Vol. 7 offers discussion and analysis for developing those reforms. For more than a decade, this biennial report has provided key data and expert insights into freshwater issues. In the seventh volume in the series, Pacific Institute President Peter Gleick and coauthors Lucy Allen, Juliet Christian-Smith, Michael Cohen, Heather Cooley, Matthew Heberger, Jason Morrison, Meena Palaniappan, and Peter Schulte address such issues as increased conflicts over water resources, "fracking" natural gas contamination, corporate risks and responsibilities around water, and the growing risks of climate change. They specifically explore:
▪ Reform of U.S. water policy, including implementation of economic approaches, decentralized decision-making, and greater stakeholder participation;
▪ Risks for businesses that do not manage their water resources responsibly;
▪ Impacts of climate change on transboundary water resources and agreements;
▪ The effects of fossil fuel production on water quality;
▪ Regional and worldwide impacts of China's policy on dam building;
▪ The lessons of Australia's prolonged and severe drought; and
▪ Newly updated data on international water quality.
In addition to eleven chapters and "Water Briefs," 19 new data tables provide an invaluable resource for analyzing the state of the world's water, accessibility, sustainability, attitudes, and more, including top environmental concerns and bottled water consumption. There is also a fun brief on "Water in the Movies." (How many have you seen?)
Go to The World's Water site.
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View selected chapters and data tables.
Peter Gleick discusses peak water and The World's Water, Vol. 7 at the Woodrow Wilson Center.
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