Last Call at the Oasis: The Global Water Crisis and Where We Go from Here

Less Than 1 Percent Of The World's Water Is Fresh And Potable--and No More Will Ever Be Available. Thanks To Pollution, Global Warming, And Population Growth, Water Access Is Poised To Become Today's Most Explosive Global Issue. This Book, Based On The Film Last Call At The Oasis By Academy Award®-winning Director Jessica Yu, Offers Insights Into The Coming Water Crisis From Visionary Scientists, Policymakers, Activists, And Environmentalists, Including: Robert Moran On How Oil And Mineral Development Pollute And Divert Water Supplies--often Beyond Public Scrutiny. Peter H. Gleick On Discovering The Soft Path To Global Water Security. Robert Glennon On How The Power Of Markets Can Help Protect The World's Water. Lynn Henning On How A Family Farmer Became A Passionate Water Activist. Alex Prud'homme On How The Water Crisis Affects Us All Gary White On How Innovative Social And Economic Strategies Can Make Clean Water Available Even For The World's Poorest People. Hadley Arnold And Peter Arnold On How Arid Regions Like America's Southwest Can Wisely Husband Water Supplies For Cities And Farmers Alike. Robyn Beavers On How Today's Smartest Businesses Are Making Sustainable Water Management A Competitive Advantage. Zem Joaquin On Nine Ecofabulous Ways Of Saving Water At Home--and Doing It With Style. Bill Mcdonough On How Smart Design Can Preserve Water's Endless Resourcefulness For Generations To Come No Resource On Earth Is More Precious--or More Endangered--than Water. Last Call At The Oasis Is A Powerful Tool For Learning About The Water Challenges We Face As Well As The Remarkable Solutions Available To Us--if We Have The Will To Use Them. Pt. I. The Coming Water Crisis. Water Realities / Karl Weber -- Exploring Oasis : The Making Of Last Call At The Oasis / Jessica Yu -- From Farmer To Water Activist : Why I Won't Stop Fighting / Lynn Henning With Kathy Dobit -- Clean Water- The Price Of Gold? Resource Development And Global Competition For Water / Robert Moran -- No Time To Waste / Alex Prud'homme -- Pt. Ii. Where Do We Go From Here?. A Way Forward? The Soft Path For Water / Peter H. Gleick -- In Our Lifetime : Deconstructing The Global Water Crisis And Securing Safe Water For All / Gary White -- Drawing Water : Soft-path Thinking And Drylands Design / Hadley Arnold And Peter Arnold -- From Crisis To Competitive Advantage : How Businesses Are Learning Sustainable Water Management / Robyn Beavers -- Diamonds In Disguise : Using Price Signals And Market Forces To Address The Water Crisis / Robert Glennon -- Ten Simple Ways You Can Help Protect Our Water / National Resources Defense Council -- Nine Ecofabulous Ways To Save Water At Home-and Do It With Style / Zem Joaquin -- Endless Resourcefulness : A Conversation About Water / William Mcdonough -- Pt. Iii. Getting Involved : Resources For Learning And Activism. Edited By Karl Weber. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.