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What would Peter Gleick do? Hypothetical PowerPoint explains water crisis for next president

In eight slides or less, Wired.com sums up the water crisis. The hypothetical presentation, created by Wired, showcases the research of Dr. Peter Gleick of the Pacific Institute and provides the next president with a roadmap to the worldwide freshwater crisis. In the PowerPoint, Wired — channeling Gleick — illustrates problems such as mismanagement, expensive […]

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Peter H. Gleick: Pacific Institute

Peter, co-founder and president of the Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment, and Security, serves as scientific and technical advisor to Circle of Blue. His research and writing address the critical connections between water and human health, the hydrologic impacts of climate change, sustainable water use, privatization and globalization and international conflicts over water […]

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The Stream, March 23, 2022: Can African Nations Meet WASH Goals?

YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Africa is not on track to meet global goals for water access, sanitation, and hygiene. Islamist militants are attacking water infrastructure in Burkina Faso. A new report concludes the United States has not met the goals of decades old legislation meant to keep waterways clean. More than half of the United States […]

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The Stream, August 6, 2021: The Drought Edition

YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN In the American West, drought and wildfire are threatening California’s power grid and Nestle will continue bottling water in a drought-stricken Colorado county. Drought in Hawaii results in the state’s largest wildfire on record. Ranch cattle are starving to death in Mexico amid a historic drought. In South America, snowfall on the […]