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"Access to safe, clean water is a basic human right. But water scarcity or
barriers to access can cause conflict within and between countries.
Fights over water can be expected to intensify as the world warms, evaporation
increases and rainfall becomes less predictable. So we’ll need to work even
harder to resolve disputes and share this precious resource.
Earlier this year, for the first time in almost half a century, the United
Nations held a conference squarely focused on water. Thousands of water experts
gathered in New York for three days in March, to chart a way forward.
We were among the delegates. Since then, we have discussed and debated ideas
that surfaced at this international meeting. Some were worthwhile, but others
were wrong. In particular, we challenge the concept of a global “social cost of
water”."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
