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    • Peter Gleick

      Water. Climate. Sustainability

    • About Peter Gleick

      Dr. Peter H. Gleick

      Dr. Peter Gleick is a leading scientist, innovator, and communicator on global water and climate issues. He co-founded the Pacific Institute in Oakland, one of the most innovative, independent non-governmental organizations addressing the connections between the environment and global sustainability. Dr. Gleick’s work has redefined water from the realm of engineers to the world of sustainability, human rights, and integrated thinking. Gleick pioneered the concept of the “soft path for water,” developed the idea of “peak water,” and has written about the need for a “local water movement.” Among many other honors, Gleick received the prestigious MacArthur “genius” Fellowship, the U.S. Water Prize, and has been named “a visionary on the environment” by the BBC. He was elected in 2006 to the U.S. National Academy of Sciences. In 2018 he was awarded the Carl Sagan Prize for Science Popularization.

       

      Gleick is the author/editor of many scientific papers and books, including The World's Water series, Bottled and Sold: The Story Behind Our Obsession with Bottled Water (Island Press, Washington), and A 21st Century U.S. Water Policy (Oxford University Press, New York).

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      This section includes blog posts (including previous posts from the old ScienceBlogs site), essays, and other pieces.

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    • The Books (Peter Gleick)

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      Water in Crisis (Oxford University Press, 1993)
      The World's Water. Vol. 1 (Island Press, Washington DC 1999)
      The World's Water. Vol. 2 (Island Press, Washington DC 2001)
      The World's Water. Vol. 3 (Island Press, Washington DC 2003)
      The World's Water. Vol. 4 (Island Press, Washington DC 2005)
      The World's Water. Vol. 5 (Island Press, Washington DC 2007)
      The World's Water. Vol. 6 (Island Press, Washington DC 2009)
      The World's Water. Vol. 7 (Island Press, Washington DC 2012)
      The World's Water. Vol. 8 (Island Press, Washington DC 2014)
      Bottled and Sold: The Story Behind our Obsession with Bottled Water  (Island Press, Washington DC 2010)
      A 21st Century US Water Policy (Oxford University Press, NY 2011)
      The World's Water Vol. 9 (Pacific Institute, Oakland, 2017)
      Water is Key. Photos by Gil Garcetti, Edited by Peter Gleick,  Essays by Jimmy Carter, Kofi Annan, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Mary Robinson
    • Selected Journal Articles: Peter Gleick

      Gleick, P.H. 1977. "The power of nuclear fusion." Yale Scientific, Volume 51. No. 5. pp. 41‑45.

                                                                                                                

      Gleick, P.H. 1981. "Health and safety effects of coal transportation: Reassessing the risks." Energy: The International Journal, Vol. 6, No. 7, pp. 611‑620. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0360544281900165

       

      Gleick, P.H. and Holdren, J.P. 1981. "Assessing environmental risks of energy." American Journal of Public Health, Vol. 71, No. 9. pp. 1046‑1050. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1619872/pdf/amjph00669-0072.pdf

       

      Gleick, P.H. 1986. "Methods for evaluating the regional hydrologic impacts of global climatic changes." Journal of Hydrology, Vol. 88, pp. 97‑116.

       

      Gleick, P.H. 1987a. "The development and testing of a water‑balance model for climate impact assessment: Modeling the Sacramento Basin." Water Resources Research, Vol. 23, No. 6, pp. 1049‑1061.

       

      Gleick, P.H. 1987b. "Regional hydrologic consequences of increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide and other trace gases." Climatic Change, Vol. 10, No. 2, pp. 137‑161.

       

      Gleick, P.H. 1988a. "The effects of future climatic changes on international water resources: The Colorado River, The United States, and Mexico." Policy Science, Vol. 21, pp. 23-39.

       

      Gleick, P.H. 1988b. "The United States-Soviet 'Greenhouse/Glasnost' teleconference." Ambio, Vol. 17, No. 4, pp. 297-298.

       

      Gleick, P.H. 1989a. "Greenhouse warming and international politics: Problems facing developing countries."

      Ambio, Vol. 18, No. 6, pp. 333-339.

       

      Gleick, P.H. 1989b. "Climate changes and the Western United States: Impacts and responses." APCA Technical Paper 89-148.1. AWMA/APCA Annual Meeting, June 25-30, Anaheim, California.

       

      Gleick, P.H. 1989c. "The implications of global climatic changes for international security."

      Climatic Change, Vol. 15, No. 1/2, pp. 309-325.

       

      Gleick, P.H. 1989d. "Climate change, hydrology, and water resources." Review of Geophysics, Vol. 27, No. 3. pp. 329-344.

       

      Gleick, P.H. 1990. "Global climatic changes: A summary of regional hydrologic impacts." Civil Engineering Practice, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 53-68.

       

      Gleick, P.H. 1990. "Global climatic change and international security," Colorado Journal of International Environmental Law and Policy, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 41-56.

       

      Gleick, P.H. 1991a. "The vulnerability of runoff in the Nile basin to climatic changes." The Environmental Professional, Vol 13, pp. 66-73.

       

      Gleick, P.H. 1991b. "Environment and security: The clear connections." Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Vol. 47, No. 3, pp. 16-21.

       

      Nash, L.L. and P.H. Gleick. 1991. "The sensitivity of streamflow in the Colorado Basin to climatic changes." Journal of Hydrology, Vol. 125, pp. 221-241.

       

      Gleick, P.H. 1992. "Environmental consequences of hydroelectric development: The role of facility size and type." Energy: The International Journal, Vol. 17, No. 8. Pergamon Press, Ltd., Great Britain, pp. 735-747.

       

      Gleick, P.H. 1993. "Water and conflict." International Security, Vol. 18, No. 1, pp. 79-112 (Summer 1993).

       

      Gleick, P.H. 1993. "Water resources: A long-range global evaluation." Ecology Law Quarterly, Vol. 20, No. 1, pp. 141-149.

       

      Gleick, P.H. 1994. "Water, war, and peace in the Middle East." Environment, Vol. 36, No. 3, pp.6-on. Heldref Publishers, Washington.

       

      Hatami, H. and Gleick, P. 1994. “Chronology of conflict over water in the legends, myths, and history of the Ancient Middle East.” In “Water, war, and peace in the Middle East.” Environment, Vol. 36, No. 3, pp.6–on. Heldref Publishers, Washington.

       

      Gleick, P.H. 1994. "Water and energy." Annual Review of Energy and Environment, Vol. 19, pp. 267-299, Annual Reviews, Inc. Palo Alto, California.

       

      Gleick, P.H., A. Rango, K. Cooley. 1994. "Evaluating climate change impacts in snowmelt basins." EOS, Transactions, American Geophysical Union, Vol. 75, No. 9, p. 107.

       

      Gleick, P.H. 1996. "Basic water requirements for human activities: Meeting basic needs." Water International, Vol. 21, No. 2, pp. 83-92.

       

      American Water Works Association (AWWA). 1997. Climate change and water resources. Journal of the American Water Works Association, Vol. 89, No. 11, pp. 107-110 (report of the Public Affairs Forum, by Gleick and others).

       

      Gleick, P.H. 1998. “Water in crisis: Paths to sustainable water use.” Ecological Applications, Vol. 8, No. 3, pp. 571-579.

       

      Postel, S.L., J.I. Morrison and P.H. Gleick. 1998. "Allocating fresh water to aquatic ecosystems: The case of the Colorado River Delta." Water International, Vol. 23, No. 3, pp. 119-125. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02508069808686757.

       

      Gleick, P.H. 1999. “The human right to water.” Water Policy, Vol. 1, No. 5, pp. 487-503.

       

      Gleick, P.H. and E.L. Chalecki. 1999. “The impacts of climatic changes for water resources of the Colorado and Sacramento-San Joaquin river basins.” Journal of the American Water Resources Association, Vol. 35, No. 6, pp.

       

      Chalecki, E.L. and P.H. Gleick. 1999. “A framework of ordered climate effects on water resources: A comprehensive bibliography.” Journal of the American Water Resources Association, Vol. 35, No. 6, pp.

       

      Gleick, P.H. 2000. “The changing water paradigm: A look at twenty-first century water resources development.” Water International, Vol. 25, No. 1, pp. 127-138.

       

      Wong, A.K. and P.H. Gleick. 2000. “Overview to water recycling in California: Success stories.” Environmental Management and Health, Vol. 11, No. 3, pp. 216-238.

       

      Gleick, P.H. 2001. “Making every drop count.” Scientific American, February, pp. 28-33.

       

      Martindale, D. and P.H. Gleick. 2001. “How we can do it.” Scientific American, February, pp. 38-41.

       

      Gleick, P.H. 2001. "Where's Waldo? A review of The Skeptical Environmentalist (Bjorn Lomborg). Union of Concerned Scientists. 10 pages.

       

      Gleick, P.H. 2001. “Global water: Threats and challenges facing the United States. Issues for the new U.S. administration.” Environment, Vol. 43, No. 2, pp. 18-26.

       

      Gleick, P.H. 2002. “Soft water paths.” Nature, Vol. 418, pp. 373. 25 July 2002.

       

      Gleick, P.H. 2002. “Is the Skeptic all wet?” Environment, Vol. 44, No. 6, pp. 36-40.

       

      Baron, J.S., N. LeRoy Poff, P.L. Angermeier, C.N. Dahm, P.H. Gleick, N.G. Hairston Jr., R.B. Jackson, C.A. Johnston, B.D. Richter, and A.D. Steinman. 2002. “Meeting ecological and societal needs for freshwater.” Ecological Applications, Vol. 12, No. 5, pp. 1247-1260.

       

      Baron, J.S., N. LeRoy Poff, P.L. Angermeier, C.N. Dahm, P.H. Gleick, N.G. Hairston Jr., R.B. Jackson, C.A. Johnston, B.D. Richter, and A.D. Steinman. 2003. “Sustaining healthy freshwater ecosystems.” Issues in Ecology, No. 10, Winter 2003, Ecological Society of America.

       

      Gleick, P.H. 2003. “Global freshwater resources: Soft-path solutions for the 21st century.” Science, Vol. 302, 28 November, pp. 1524-1528.

       

      Gleick, P.H. 2003. “Water use.” Annual Review of Environment and Resources. Vol. 28, pp. 275-314.

       

      Gleick, P.H. and J. Lane. 2005. “Large international water meetings: Time for a reappraisal.” Water International, Vol. 30, No. 3, pp. 410-414.

       

      Kiparsky, M., C. Brooks, and P.H. Gleick. 2006. “Do regional disparities in research on climate and water influence adaptive capacity?” Climatic Change, Vol. 77, No. 3-4, pp. 363-375.

       

      Gleick, P.H. 2006. “Ecosystem restoration challenges and opportunities.” Global Business and Development Law Journal, Volume 19, No. 1, pp. 1-11.

       

      Gleick, P.H. 2006. “Water and terrorism.” Water Policy, Vol. 8, pp. 481-503.

       

      Gleick, P.H. 2007. “El derecho humano al agua.” Economía Exterior. No. 41. Verano 2007.

       

      Gleick, P.H. 2008. “Can California’s water problems be solved?” Ecology Law Currents. Volume 35, No. 2, pp. 71-79.

       

      Gleick, P.H. 2008. “Why don’t we get more drinking water From desalinating the ocean?” Scientific American. Volume 299, No. 4, pp. 104.

       

      Gleick, P.H. and H. S. Cooley. 2009. “Energy implications of bottled water.” Environ. Res. Lett. Vol. 4. doi:10.1088/1748-9326/4/1/014009.

       

      Gleick, P.H. 2009. “Facing down the hydro-crisis.” World Policy Journal, Vol. XXVI, No. 4, pp. 17-24 (Winter 2009/2010.

       

      Gleick, P.H. et al. ( with 255 members of US National Academy of Science). 2010. “Climate change and the integrity of science,” Science 7 May 2010, Vol. 328. no. 5979, pp. 689 – 690, DOI: 10.1126/science.328.5979.689.

       

      Gleick, P.H. 2010. “Climate change, exponential curves, water resources, and unprecedented threats to humanity.” Climatic Change, Vol. 100, No. 1. pp. 125-129. doi:10.1007/s10584-010-9831-8.

       

      Gleick, P.H. and M. Palaniappan. 2010. “Peak water: Conceptual and practical limits to freshwater withdrawal and use." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), Vol. 107, No. 25, pp. 11155–11162 Washington, D.C. June 22, 2010. www.pnas.org/cgi/doi/10.1073/pnas.1004812107.

       

      Gleick, P.H. 2010. "Roadmap for sustainable water resources in the southwestern North America." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), Vol. 107 No. 50, pp. 21300-21305 Washington, D.C. December 14, 2010

       

      Cooley, H. and P.H. Gleick. 2011. "Climate-proofing transboundary water agreements." Hydrological Sciences Journal, Vol. 56, No. 4, pp. 711–718.

       

      Heberger, M., H. Cooley, P. Herrera, P. H. Gleick, E. Moore. 2011. Potential impacts of increased coastal flooding in California due to sea-level rise. Climatic Change. Doi:10.1007/s10584-011-0308-1.

       

      Gleick, P.H., J. Christian-Smith, H. Cooley. 2011. Water-use efficiency and productivity: rethinking the basin approach. Water International, Vol. 36, No. 7, pp. 784-798. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2011.631873.

       

      DeFries, R.S., E.C. Ellis, F.S. Chapin III, P.A. Matson, B.L. Turner II, A. Agrawal, P.J. Crutzen, C. Field, P. Gleick, P.M. Kareiva, E. Lambin, D.Liverman, E. Ostrom, P.A. Sanchez, and J. Syvitski. 2012. Contract for global change science to contribute to a sustainable future. BioScience, Vol. 62, pp. 603–606. Doi:10.1525/bio.2012.62.6.11.

       

      Gleick, P.H. 2013. A drop in the bucket. Finance & Development, Vol. 50, No. 3. International Monetary Fund. http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fandd/2013/09/Gleick.htm

       

      Gleick, P.H. 2014. Water, drought, climate change, and conflict in Syria. Weather, Climate, and Society. Vol. 6, No. 3, pp. 331-340. American Meteorological Society. http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/WCAS-D-13-00059.1

      Christian-Smith, J., M. Levy, P. Gleick. 2014. Maladaptation to drought: a case report from California, USA. Sustainability Science, p. 1-11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11625-014-0269-1

      Fulton, J., H. Cooley, P.H. Gleick. 2014. Water footprint outcomes and policy relevance change with scale considered: Evidence from California. Water Resources Management, Vol. 28, Issue 11, pp. 3637-3649, Springer, Netherlands. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11269-014-0692-1.


      Liu, J. H. Mooney, V. Hull, S.J. Davis, J. Gaskell, T.Hertel, J. Lubchenco, K.C. Seto, P.H. Gleick, C. Kremen, S. Li. 2015. Systems integration for global sustainability. Science, Vol. 347, No. 6225. 27 February 2015. DOI: 10.1126/science.1258832

       

      ​Mann, M.E. and P.H. Gleick. 2015. Climate change and California drought in the 21st century. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), Vol. 112, No. 13. pp. 3858–3859. www.pnas.org/cgi/doi/10.1073/pnas.1503667112.

       

      Gleick, P.H. 2015. On methods for assessing water-resource risks and vulnerabilities. Environ. Res. Lett. 10, 111003. doi:10.1088/1748-9326/10/11/111003

      Gleick, P.H. 2016. Water strategies for the next administration. Science. Vol. 354, Issue 6312, pp.555-556

       

      Gleick, P.H. 2017. Contributions of Helen Ingram to critical concepts around U.S. water governance. Journal of the Southwest, Vol. 59, No. 1-2, pp. 19-24. Spring-Summer 2017. 10.1353/jsw.2017.0003

       

      ​Gleick, P.H. 2017. Climate, water, and conflict: Commentary on Selby et al. 2017. Political Geography, Vol. 60, pp. 248-250.

       

      ​Weaver, C.P., R.H. Moss, K.L. Ebi, P.H. Gleick, P:.C. Stern, C. Tebaldi, R.S. Wilson, J.L. Arvai. 2017. Reframing climate change assessments around risk: Recommendations for the U.S. National Climate Assessment. Environmental Research Letters, Vol. 12, No. 8. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aa7494

       

      ​Lui, J., V. Hull, H. Charles, J. Godfray, D. Tilman, P. Gleick, H. Hoff, C. Pahl-Wostl, Z. Xu, M.G. Chung, J. Sun, and S. Li. 2018. Nexus approaches to global sustainable development. Nature Sustainability, Vol. 1, pp. 466-476. (September 2018), https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-018-0135-8.

       

      Gleick, P.H. 2018. Transitions to freshwater sustainability. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 10.1073/pnas.1808893115.

       

      Cooley, H., R. Phurisamban, P.H. Gleick. 2019. The cost of alternative urban water supply and efficiency options in California. Environmental Research Communications, Vol. 1, Issue 4. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/2515-7620/ab22ca

       

      Gleick, P.H. 2019. Water as a weapon and casualty of conflict: Freshwater and international humanitarian law. Water Resources Management. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11269-019-02212-z

       

      Gleick, P.H. 2019. Water as a weapon and casualty of armed conflict: A review of recent water-related
      violence in Iraq, Syria, and Yemen.
      WIREs Water. 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1002/wat2.1351

       

      Gleick, P.H. 2020. The Martian Water War: Notes Found in an Airlock. The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. Sept/Oct 2020, pp. 150-155.

       

      Gleick, P.H. and H. Cooley. 2021. "Freshwater Scarcity." Annual Review of Environment and Resources . Vol. 46, pp. 319–48 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-environ-012220-101319 

         

       

    • Podcasts and Recordings

      10/281/28/2007: American Rivers: The H2O Podcast: The Challenge of Managing our Rivers and Other Freshwater Resources: An Interview with Peter Gleick (17 min) http://ia310904.us.archive.org/3/items/PeterGleickPeterGleick/PeterGleick.mp3

       

      11/27/2007: Fresh Air with Terry Gross: NPR: Peter Gleick Reports on a Looming Water Crisis (19 min) https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=16654226

       

      2/11/2010: PRI The World with Marco Werman: China's dirty water problem (4:36 min) https://www.pri.org/stories/2010-02-11/chinas-dirty-water-problem

       

      5/17/2010: Fresh Air with Terry Gross: NPR: War On Tap: America's Obsession With Bottled Water (20 min) https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126833795

       

      9/15/2010: Stanford Social Innovation Review. Inside Social Innovation Podcast: Environmental Sustainabililty and Water Supply (46 min) https://ssir.org/podcasts/entry/environmental_sustainabililty_and_water_supply

       

      10/11/2010: Mind Over Matter: KEXP with Diane Horn: Sustainability Segments: Peter Gleick https://kexp.org/podcasts/mind-over-matters-sustainability-segment/2010/10/11/

       

      12/19/2010: The Climate Show, New Zealand: Peter Gleick, the AGU, and climate sensitivity (1:26:33 min) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlNYUrXFLNg

       

      3/30/2011: On the Fly: Mark Dowie: Peter Gleick On the Impact of Our Bottled Water Obsession https://www.guernicamag.com/mark_dowie_on_the_fly_podcast_2/

       

      9/13/2012: The Commonwealth Club, San Francisco: The Future of Our Water - Can We Learn From The Past? (61:48 min) https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/archive/podcast/peter-gleick-future-our-water-can-we-learn-past-91312

       

      3/22/2013: The Guardian: Global Development Podcast: Water, Water Everywhere? (34:23 min) https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/audio/2013/mar/22/global-development-podcast-water

       

      10/24/2013: International Monetary Fund: IMF Podcasts: Protecting the World’s Water Resources (8:58 min) https://www.imf.org/en/News/Podcasts/All-Podcasts/2017/11/11/protecting-the-worlds-water-resources

       

      2/19/2014: Freshwater Trust Podcast: Freshwater Talk with Peter Gleick (31:51 min) https://www.thefreshwatertrust.org/freshwater-talk-episode-7-dr-peter-gleick-pacific-institute/

       

      8/7/2014: BBC News: Business Daily: The End of the Era of Cheap Water (18 min) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p023xfl8

       

      9/3/2014: Sea Change Radio: Parched: California Drought Update (28:51 min) https://www.3blmedia.com/News/Parched-California-Drought-Update

       

      10/28/2014: Climate One, The Commonwealth Club of San Francisco: Chasing Water (58:56 min) http://www.climateone.org/node/14720/#transcript

       

      3/20/2015: KVPR: Valley Public Radio: California Reservoirs at the "Bottom Of The Barrel" (1:04 min) https://www.kvpr.org/post/peter-gleick-california-reservoirs-bottom-barrel

       

      7/15/2015: The World Affairs Club of San Francisco: Not a Drop to Drink: Dealing with Drought (59:00 min) https://www.worldaffairs.org/events/event/1485#.Xic56miQEdU

       

      8/24/2015: Humanosphere: Water’s Critical Role in the Fight Against Poverty (37:12 min) http://www.humanosphere.org/podcasts/2015/08/waters-critical-role-in-thefight-against-poverty-peter-gleick/

       

      11/10/2015: 99 Percent Invisible: Episode 188: Fountain Drinks with Peter Gleick (35:16 min) https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/fountain-drinks/

       

      2/13/2016: The Conversation: Episode 64: Peter Gleick. The Global Water Crisis (44:32 min) http://www.findtheconversation.com/episode-64-peter-gleick/

       

      2/13/2016: Ikonokast with Greg Laden: Episode 3 – California Drought and Syrian Refugee Crisis with Dr. Peter Gleick (42:48 min) http://ikonokast.com/2016/02/13/episode-3-california-drought-and-syrian-refugee-crisis-with-dr-peter-gleick/

       

      6/17/2016: Iowa Public Radio: Iowa's Drinking Water: Could Flint Happen Here? (44:58 min) https://www.iowapublicradio.org/post/iowas-drinking-water-could-flint-happen-here#stream/0

       

      7/7/2016: Climate One, The Commonwealth Club of San Francisco: Is California Entering a Megadrought (59:06 min) http://www.climateone.org/node/23629/#transcript

       

      8/30/2016: GreenBiz: Video Interview at Verge16: 'Water Guru' Peter Gleick on the new role of business (4:32 min) https://www.greenbiz.com/video/water-guru-peter-gleick-new-role-business

       

      5/25/2017: MPR News: Climate Cast: Weather Whiplash in California (6:54 min) https://www.mprnews.org/story/2017/05/25/climate-cast-weather-whiplash-in-california

       

      7/23/2017: BBC New: The Inquiry: Is It Time to Ban the Plastic Bottle (23 min) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p058jgyr

       

      2/22/2018: Today: Explained: Countdown to Day Zero (20:14 min) https://art19.com/shows/today-explained/episodes/3827e082-1c74-4cc0-ae64-07e215122ee3

       

      6/18/2018: Circle of Blue: Speaking of Water: Water and Conflict: The Pacific Institute's Water Conflict Chronology (21 min) https://www.circleofblue.org/2018/world/whats-up-with-water-speaking-of-water-water-conflict-chronology/

       

      7/29/2019: Circle of Blue: Speaking of Water: California Drinking Water Bill (13 min) https://www.circleofblue.org/2019/california/speakingofwatercaliforniadrinkingwater/

       

      7/31/2019: The Climate Pod: Examining The Water Crisis (53:45 min) http://theclimatepod.libsyn.com/website/examining-the-water-crisis-w-dr-peter-gleick-of-pacific-institute

       

      1/10/2020: The End of History Podcast: Ep 218 : Water Scarcity Contributes to Conflicts (19:48 min) http://www.theendofhistory.net/important_stories_christians_need_to_know/ep-218-water-scarcity-creates-conflicts-interview-with-dr-peter-gleick/

       

      6/10/2020: Foreign Policy's The Heat of the Moment: Adapting to a Drier Planet. (32:35 min)

      https://foreignpolicy.com/podcasts/heat-of-the-moment-climate-change/adapting-to-a-drier-planet/

       

      11/18/2020: What About Water, with Jay Famiglietti. Bide(n) time for America’s Water Resources with Peter Gleick. (27 min.)

      https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/bide-n-time-for-americas-water-resources-with-peter-gleick/id1485919205?i=1000499155981

       

      7/6/2021: Gastropod: Bottled Vs. Tap: The Battle to Quench Our Thirst. (42:06 min)

      https://gastropod.com/bottled-vs-tap-the-battle-to-quench-our-thirst/

       

      7/20/2021: Gastropod: The Bottle vs. Tap Battle Finale: Alkaline H2O, Lead Pipes, and, Yes, Water Sommeliers. (43:35 min)

      https://gastropod.com/the-bottle-vs-tap-battle-finale-alkaline-h2o-lead-pipes-and-yes-water-sommeliers/

       

      10/22/2021: The Water Data Podcast. The Importance Of Water Data With Peter Gleick & Rohini Nilekani. Dahlberg and Atree. (48:43 min).

      https://podbay.fm/p/the-water-data-podcast/e/1630297800

       

      10/28/2021: Yahoo The Climate Crisis Podcast: Scientists express doubt that Glasgow climate change conference will be successful.

      https://news.yahoo.com/scientists-express-doubt-that-glasgow-climate-change-conference-will-be-successful-090020695.html

       

       

         

       

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      Peter H. Gleick, president emeritus and co-founder of the Pacific Institute, addresses the Nobel Conference at Gustavus Adolphus College, 2009. Photo credit: Tom Roster.
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      “…the most important environmental liability of oil as an energy source is probably not air pollution or oil spills but the chance that war will be waged over access to the world's remaining supplies. The most important environmental liability of coal is not the occupational toll of mining or the public toll from coal-transport accidents …or the direct damage to public health from airborne sulfates… rather it is the threat of global climate change posed by accumulating atmospheric carbon dioxide, the consequences of which …are potentially enormous but highly resistant to convincing quantification. The most important environmental liability of nuclear fission is neither the routine nor accidental emissions of radioactivity, but the deliberate misuse of nuclear facilities and materials for acts of terrorism and war.”

      [P.H. Gleick and J.P. Holdren. 1981. “Assessing Environmental Risks of Energy.” American Journal of Public Health, Vol. 71, No. 9, pp. 1046-1050 (September 1981).]

      “Of all the pressing large-scale environmental problems facing society, global climatic changes appear to have the greatest potential for provoking disputes, worsening tensions, and altering international relations between developed and developing countries.”
      [P.H. Gleick, 1989. "Greenhouse warming and international politics: Problems facing developing countries." Ambio. Vol. 18, No. 6, pp. 333-339.]

      “Among all the major environmental threats, global climatic change appears to be the most likely to affect international politics because of its wide scope and magnitude.”
      [P.H. Gleick, 1989. "Greenhouse warming and international politics: Problems facing developing countries." Ambio. Vol. 18, No. 6, pp. 333-339.]

      “The supply and use of both water and energy resources are intricately connected, and we can no longer consider the formulation of rational energy policy and water policy to be independent.”
      [P.H. Gleick, 1994. “Water and Energy.” Annual Reviews of Energy and Environment. Vol. 19:267-99.]

      “Absent from traditional water planning has been any voice for natural ecosystems, any thought that the goals, aspirations, and desires of future generations may not be the same as those of the present generation, and any explicit representation of the complex interactions between land-surface processes, atmospheric behavior, the natural biota, and society. It is time for a change. A first step toward sustainable water use would be to guarantee all humans the water needed to satisfy their basic needs.”
      [P.H. Gleick, 1996. "Basic water requirements for human activities: Meeting basic needs." Water International. Vol. 21, No. 2, pp. 83-92.]

      “I recommend that international organizations, national and local governments, and water providers adopt a basic water requirement standard for human needs of 50 liters per person per day (l/p/d) and guarantee access to it independently of an individual’s economic, social, or political status. Unless this basic need is met, large-scale human misery and suffering will continue and grow in the future, contributing to the risk of social and military conflict.”
      [P.H. Gleick, 1996. "Basic water requirements for human activities: Meeting basic needs." Water International. Vol. 21, No. 2, pp. 83-92.]

      “The right to water sufficient to meet basic needs should be an obligation of governments, water management institutions, or local communities… Specifically, 50 liters per person per day of clean water should now be considered a fundamental human right.”
      [P.H. Gleick, 1996. "Basic water requirements for human activities: Meeting basic needs." Water International. Vol. 21, No. 2, pp. 83-92.]

      “A basic water requirement is a fundamental human right implicitly and explicitly supported by international law, declarations, and State practice. Governments, international aid agencies, non-governmental organizations, and local communities should work to provide all humans with a basic water requirement and to guarantee that water as a human right. By acknowledging a human right to water and expressing the willingness to meet this right for those currently deprived of it, the water community would have a useful tool for addressing one of the most fundamental failures of 20th century development.”
      [P.H. Gleick, 1999. “The human right to water.” Water Policy, Vol. 1, No. 5, pp. 487-503.]

      “All human beings have an inherent right to have access to water in quantities and of a quality necessary to meet their basic needs. This right shall be protected by law.”
      [P.H. Gleick, P.H. 1999. “The human right to water.” Water Policy, Vol. 1, No. 5, pp. 487-503.]

      “The imperatives to meet basic human water needs are more than just moral, they are rooted in justice and law and the responsibilities of governments. It is time for the international community to reexamine its fundamental development goals. A first step toward meeting a human right to water would be for governments, water providers, and international organizations to guarantee all humans the most fundamental of basic water needs and to work out the necessary institutional, economic, and
      management strategies necessary for meeting them.”
      [P.H. Gleick, 1999. “The human right to water.” Water Policy, Vol. 1, No. 5, pp. 487-503.]

      “Among all the major environmental threats, global climatic change appears to be the most likely to affect international politics because of its wide scope and magnitude.”
      [P.H. Gleick, 1989. "Greenhouse warming and international politics: Problems facing developing countries." Ambio. Vol. 18, No. 6, pp. 333-339.]

      “An ethic of sustainability will require fundamental changes in how we think about water, and such changes come about slowly. Rather than endlessly trying to find the water to meet some projection of future desires, it is time to plan for meeting present and future human needs with the water that is available, to determine what desires can be satisfied within the limits of our resources, and to ensure that we preserve the natural ecological cycles that are so integral to human well-being.”
      [P.H. Gleick. 2000. “The Changing Water Paradigm: A Look at Twenty-first Century Water Resources Development.” Water International, Volume 25, Number 1, March 2000, pp. 127-138.]

      “Among all the major environmental threats, global climatic change appears to be the most likely to affect international politics because of its wide scope and magnitude.”
      [P.H. Gleick, 1989. "Greenhouse warming and international politics: Problems facing developing countries." Ambio. Vol. 18, No. 6, pp. 333-339.]

      "A communications and computer revolution is sweeping the globe. There is renewed interest in reaching out to outer space. International financial markets and industries are increasingly integrated and connected. And efforts are being made to ensure regional and global security. In this context, our inability to meet the most basic water requirements of billions of people has resulted in enormous human suffering and tragedy and may be remembered as our century’s greatest failure.”
      [P.H. Gleick. 2000. “The Changing Water Paradigm: A Look at Twenty-first Century Water Resources Development.” Water International, Volume 25, Number 1, March 2000, pp. 127-138.]

      “History shows that although access to clean drinking water and sanitation services cannot guarantee the survival of a civilization, civilizations most certainly cannot prosper without them.”
      [P.H. Gleick, 2001. “Making Every Drop Count.” Scientific American, February, pp. 28-33.]

      “The fastest and cheapest solution is to expand the productive and efficient use of water.”
      [P.H. Gleick, 2001. “Making Every Drop Count.” Scientific American, February, pp. 28-33.]

      “Addressing the world’s basic water problems requires fundamental changes in how we think about water, and such changes are coming about slowly. Rather than trying endlessly to find enough water to meet hazy projections of future desires, it is time to find a way to meet our present and future needs with the water that is already available, while preserving the ecological cycles that are so integral to human well-being.”
      [P.H. Gleick, 2001. “Making Every Drop Count.” Scientific American, February, pp. 28-33.]

      “Two paths lie before us: a ‘hard path’ that will rely almost exclusively on centralized infrastructure to capture, treat and deliver water supplies; and a ‘soft path’ that will complement the former by investing in decentralized facilities, efficient
      technologies and policies, and human capital. This soft path will seek to improve overall productivity rather than to find new sources of supply. It will deliver water services that are matched to the needs of end users, on both local and community scales… The soft path will not be easy to follow. It will require institutional changes, new management tools and skills, and a greater reliance on actions by many individual water users rather than a few engineers. Yet when compared with the growing cost to society of continuing down the hard path, it is evident that a new way of thinking about our scarce water resources is long overdue.”
      [P.H. Gleick, 2002. “Soft water paths.” Nature, Vol. 418, pp. 373. 25 July 2002.]

      “Addressing the world’s basic water problems requires fundamental changes in how we think about water, and such changes are coming about slowly. Rather than trying endlessly to find enough water to meet hazy projections of future desires, it is time to find a way to meet our present and future needs with the water that is already available, while preserving the ecological cycles that are so integral to human well-being.”
      [P.H. Gleick, 2001. “Making Every Drop Count.” Scientific American, February, pp. 28-33.]

      “The soft path seeks to improve the overall productivity of water use and deliver water services matched to the needs of end users, rather than seeking sources of new supply.”
      [P.H. Gleick, 2002. “Soft water paths.” Nature, Vol. 418, pp. 373. 25 July 2002.]

      “Ultimately, meeting basic human and ecological needs for water, improving water quality, eliminating overdraft of groundwater, and reducing the risks of political conflict over shared water require fundamental changes in water management and use. More money and effort should be devoted to providing safe water and sanitation services to those without them, using technologies and policies appropriate to the scale of the problem. Economic tools should be used to encourage efficient use of water and reallocation of water among different users. Ecological water needs should be quantified and guaranteed by local or national laws. And long-term water planning must include all stakeholders, not just those traditionally trained in engineering and hydrologic sciences. The transition to a comprehensive “soft path” is already under way, but we must move more quickly to address serious unresolved water problems. We cannot follow both paths.”
      [P.H. Gleick. 2003. “Global Freshwater Resources: Soft-Path Solutions for the 21st Century.” November 28, 2003, Science, Vol. 302, pp. 1524-1528.]

      “The soft path for water strives to improve the productivity of water use rather than seek endless sources of new supply. It delivers water services and qualities matched to users’ needs, rather than just delivering quantities of water. It applies economic tools such as markets and pricing, but with the goal of encouraging efficient use, equitable distribution of the resource, and sustainable system operation over time. And it includes local communities in decisions about water management, allocation, and use.”
      [P.H. Gleick. 2003. “Global Freshwater Resources: Soft-Path Solutions for the 21st Century.” November 28, 2003, Science, Vol. 302, pp. 1524-1528.]

      “Treated wastewater isn't a liability, it’s an asset. We don’t need potable water to flush our toilets or water our lawns. One might say that’s a ridiculous use of potable water. In fact, I might say that. But that’s the way we've set it up. And that’s going to change, that’s got to change, in this century.”

      [In Jon Gertner, “The Future is Drying Up.” The New York Times, October 21, 2007.]

      “Thirty to 40 percent of all agricultural production comes from peak non-renewable water. We’re good at measuring the economic value, bad at measuring ecological value of water.”
      [http://www.triplepundit.com/2013/10/20-inspiring-quotes-sxsweco-2013/. From the 2013 SxSWEco Conference, Austin TX)

      “We're on a runaway train, scientists are blowing the whistle, but politicians are still shovelling coal into the engine.”

      (The Independent, UK. http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/arctic-could-become-ice-free-for-first-time-in-more-than-100000-years-claims-leading-scientist-a7065781.html )

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