Water under Threat by Larbi Bouguerra
Water has been described as 'the oil of the 21st century' with rapid population growth, climate change and pollution conspiring to make it the resource over which wars may be fought in years to come. But does water have a price? Is it a right or a need? Increasingly, water is viewed as a commodity whose function is to generate profits. In this book, Larbi Bouguerra argues that instead we should view it as a common good of humanity. Water has an exceptional cross-cultural symbolic value and its use raises enormous questions about our lifestyle, our ethics and our relationship to nature. Bouguerra makes a powerful case for a society that is more economical with water and manages it openly and democratically, as a global resource.
'Making one car consumes 400,000 litres of water; in Brazil, 22 glasses of water are needed to produce one glass of orange juiceAlongside such profligacy, 6,000 children die each day for lack of clean water. The book speaks powerfully of the need to address such inequalities and to relearn what our ancestors knew: that "the water cycle ties us all to one another as well as to Mother Nature".' P D Smith, Saturday Guardian '[A] very informative little primer on water issues...an excellent, useful and very readable book which helps to clarify a subject not much talked about in political circles.' John Green, Morning Star
Mohamed Larbi Bouguerra works at the Alliance for a Responsible, Plural and United World, where he is in charge of the Water Programme. He was previously Professor of Science at Tunis University, and Associate Director of Research at the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS).
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| ISBN 13 | 9781842777053 |
| ISBN 10 | 184277705X |
| Title | Water under Threat |
| Author | Larbi Bouguerra |
| Series | Global Issues |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2006-08-15 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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