A future for water

PETER GLEICK, President of the Pacific Institute in Oakland states that heightened risk of violent conflicts over water shortages, contamination, and allocations across the globe calls for fundamental changes in the way we manage and use the precious commodity.In an article in the World Policy Journal, "Facing Down the Hydro-Crisis", he calls for a Third Water Era incorporating a Soft Path, a fundamental re-evaluation of water planning, policy and management utilizing technology, environmental science, economics and new institutional approaches to address unresolved water challenges and climate change.