Five unusual technologies for harvesting water in dry areas

Qadir, Manzoor and Smakhtin, Vladimir, "Five unusual technologies for harvesting water in dry areas" in The Conversation on Water (Baltimore, USA: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2023), 66-70.

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  • Author Qadir, Manzoor
    Smakhtin, Vladimir
    Chapter Title Five unusual technologies for harvesting water in dry areas
    Book Title The Conversation on Water
    Publication Date 2023
    Place of Publication Baltimore, USA
    Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press
    Start page 66
    End page 70
    Language eng
    Abstract From the contributors to The Conversation, a compelling essay collection on the world's water crises and the necessary steps to build a more sustainable and equitable water future for all. Water-related crises are affecting more and more communities, both in the United States and internationally. If we continue to delay upgrading our infrastructure and addressing rising environmental concerns, we risk further destabilizing already strained systems—or, worse, causing a catastrophic collapse. In The Conversation on Water, water scholar and professor Andrea K. Gerlak collects essays from The Conversation U.S. on critical issues related to water from leading experts in everything from public policy to environmental engineering. Gerlak pays special attention to the threats facing our water systems today—covering insufficient infrastructure, climate change, and pollution—and integrates them with essays on technologies for harvesting water and Indigenous knowledge in governing the oceans. She then proposes solutions that present opportunities for hope and reform. From new partnerships and collaborative efforts to alternative governance practices and new scientific tools and community approaches, readers will learn about viable pathways forward and will understand the deep social and political dimensions of water governance. Understanding these challenges is the first step toward building a more sustainable and equitable water future for all. The Critical Conversations series collects essays from top scholars on timely topics, including water, biotechnology, gender diversity, gun culture, and more, originally published on the independent news site The Conversation U.S.
    Copyright Holder Johns Hopkins University Press
    Copyright Year 2023
    Copyright type All rights reserved
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