By Heather Landis for the Lux Research blog
Fifteen years ago, if you asked Asit Biswas if he believed there was a global water crisis, he would have answered “Yes.” Now, however, the Stockholm Prize winning water researcher says he believes the water crisis is indeed a myth. Biswas made his statement in a lecture at the 2009 Nobel Conference held at Gustavus Adolphus College last October.
While there are notable books on the subject of global water scarcity, including those authored by fellow speaker Peter Gleick, Asit pointed out that he doesn’t see a world water crisis caused by physical water scarcity, but by water management – or rather, a lack of water management.
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Hi I'm Oscar,
I think this argument is right. And I think the key point to have a good management is not only how much water we can save, but also how we distribute water resources in a large scale. Every big flood means that we will lost a bunch of fresh water that can be used, because flood water always contains much pollutions and will flow into the sea before we have the chance to collect it.
Hi,
After water district changed the water meter, the bill went up from $65/month to $650/month, a 1000% increase. Is this a way to rip of the consumers? Who is responsible for the malfunction of the water meter? Can we sue the company who makes the water meters or the company who installed it or the Alameda County Water district?
We all know water is the most precious resource among all. Some people carelessly waste water. We all should come forward in order to save water. Keep sharing such informative stuff.
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