Building A 'Who's Who' on the Water Scene

Over the last 8 months, I’ve ramped up, learning more and more about the global water situation. I’ve started learning about some of the figures who continually popped up in the conversation.

This weekend, I found a short analysis over at the BBC, written by Dominic Waughray, Senior Director and head of environmental initiatives at the World Economic Forum, Geneva. He is one leader in the space, and I’m going to follow more. Waughray has a good handle on things. Some great coverage of the issues has been written recently:

“The Pending Scrable For Water” - a current state analysis by Dominic Waughray himself

“Mapping the Future” - four slides that foreshadow our fate

“Delays Block China’s Giant Water Scheme” - A look at how they can’t divert water fast enough

“How Can Water Be Fairly Distributed” -Nice, realistic sentiment by Clare Davidson…she writes:

“It [water] has often been heavily subsidised. Paradoxically, analysts argue, this has meant water has been overused because it has been misleadingly cheap for the end user.”

and in the same piece…

Mr Briscoe says “as supplies become more constrained, there is more and more emphasis on ‘more value per drop of water’ “. John Briscoe is the professor of environmental engineering at Harvard University and until recently the senior water advisor of the World Bank.

and also from Davidson’s piece…

“There has been a lack of investment in water. It only takes priority when it starts becoming unavailable,” says Black & Veatch’s Mr McCarthy.

Comments

[CoinMiner:]

For about $500 you can attend an American Water Works Association conference (no, I am not currently a member nor pumping the org). During that 3 day conference you can visit the distributors who set up booths and attend various educational tracks. A cheap, efficient, compact way to absorb information that the US water industry develops and become familiar with the corporate and government players.

I attend the California/Reno section, since this is the area of the US with the largest water quantity problems, as shown in the maps you linked in our article. Welcome to the water world, an endless font of knowledge and curiosity supporting all life on the planet.

Note: I am currently long PHO and various geothermal companies.

Feb 10 01:14 PM