He has been described as one of Britains finest science writers and has reported on environment, popular science and development issues from 64 countries over the past 20 years. Pearce argues that the solution to the growing worldwide water shortage is more efficiency and a new water ethic based on managing the water cycle for maximum social benefit rather than narrow self-interest. Fred Pearce is an English author and journalist based in London. ![]() With vivid on-the-ground reporting, Pearce deftly weaves together the scientific, economic, and historic dimensions of the water crisis, showing us its complex origins-from waste to wrong-headed engineering projects to high-yield crop varieties that have saved developing countries from starvation but are now emptying their water reserves. In this visionary book, Fred Pearce takes readers around the world on a tour of the world's rivers to provide our most complete portrait yet of the growing global water crisis and its ramifications for us all. In When the Rivers Run Dry, Fred Pearce explores the growing world water crisis, from Kent to Kenya. But with 7.5 billion people competing for this single unevenly-distributed resource, the planet is drying up. ![]() Throughout history, rivers have been our foremost source of fresh water for both agriculture and individual consumption, but looming water scarcity threatens to cut global food production and cause conflict and unrest. When the Rivers Run Dry Fred Pearce FULLY UPDATED FOR 2019 We cannot live without water. A new edition of the veteran science writer's groundbreaking work on the world's water crisis, featuring all-new reporting from the most recent global flashpoints
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