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Water Security

The Water-Food-Energy-Climate Nexus

  • Book
  • © 2011

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Authors:
  1. The World Economic Forum Water Initiative
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  • Contributors offer a diverse range of perspectives, are leading experts in the field and include leaders from government, religious groups, business, NGOs, academics, entrepreneurs, financial experts, journalists, trade specialists, and many others

  • Foreword by Ban-Ki Moon, U.N. Secretary General

  • The book focuses not only on the importance of water security to nearly all of the challenges the world system faces today, but also offers solutions to the looming crisis and steps that must be undertaken

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxii
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  2. Introduction

    • The World Economic Forum Water Initiative
    Pages 1-16

  3. Agriculture

    • The World Economic Forum Water Initiative
    Pages 17-43

  4. Energy

    • The World Economic Forum Water Initiative
    Pages 44-67

  5. Trade

    • The World Economic Forum Water Initiative
    Pages 68-87

  6. National Security

    • The World Economic Forum Water Initiative
    Pages 88-110

  7. Cities

    • The World Economic Forum Water Initiative
    Pages 111-130

  8. People

    • The World Economic Forum Water Initiative
    Pages 131-147

  9. Business

    • The World Economic Forum Water Initiative
    Pages 148-171

  10. Finance

    • The World Economic Forum Water Initiative
    Pages 172-192

  11. Climate

    • The World Economic Forum Water Initiative
    Pages 193-203

  12. New Economic Frameworks for Decision-Making

    • The World Economic Forum Water Initiative
    Pages 204-224

  13. Innovative Water Partnerships

    • The World Economic Forum Water Initiative
    Pages 225-233

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 234-248
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About this book

At the 2008 Davos Annual Meeting, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon identified water as “the climate adaptation issue,” directing the World Economic Forum to assemble the world’s foremost group of public, private, non-governmental-organization and academic experts to examine the impending global water crisis from all perspectives.

The result of their work is this forecast—a stark, non-technical overview of where we will be by 2025 if we continue to (mis)manage our water resources. Water Security contains compelling commentary from leading decision-makers, past and present. The commentary is supported by analysis from leading academics of how the world economy will be affected if world leaders cannot agree on solutions.

The findings are shocking. Perhaps equally stunning are the potential solutions and the recommendations that the group presents. All are included in this landmark publication.

About the author

Since 2006, the World Economic Forum has raised awareness of the need to manage our future water needs and the challenge to economic and social security if we fail to do so. Its work has helped catalyze several major initiatives in water management around the world.

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