Thirst
The Global Quest to Solve the Water Crisis
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A groundbreaking account of the worsening global water crisis corporations and non-profits have failed to address
Two billion people worldwide are without access to safe water. But solutions are hard to come by when causes are not clearly defined. In a whirlwind tour of global water insecurity, one of the world's leading experts on water politics chronicles the massive impact of climate change; insatiable water demands from industry and agriculture; and widespread lack of state investment in infrastructure. Menga focuses in particular on high priests of global developmentalism - celebrities, CEOs, and sustainability directors - who have emerged as some of the loudest voices about water issues while offering few tangible solutions. Thirst shows that if humanity is to escape the deadlock that bedevils access to clean water, it has to reconsider both its faith in the market and its relationship with nature.
About this Author
Filippo Menga is Associate Professor of Geography at the University of Bergamo, Italy, Associate Editor of the journal Political Geography, and on the editorial board of the journals Global Networks and Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism.
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