Joined by Bob Fisher, Chairman of the Gap, Inc., Henk Ovink, Special Envoy, International Water Affairs to the United Nations, and Betty Yee, State Controller of California, this plenary session at Ceres Conference 2019 underscored the urgency of the global water crisis and the collective action required to solve this potentially catastrophic issue.
Water is scarce, we can only utilise 0.4% of all the water on earth. Ownership is at all levels. Water as leverage can be an inspiration for us all. Water as leverage for climate action.
In the face of global climate disruption, two billion people worldwide will be challenged by too much water, and nearly another two billion by not enough. When you fight nature, you lose, says Dutch water wizard and designer Henk Ovink. He’s dramatically demonstrating on large scales how to shift our relationship to nature and to culture – and climate-proof our cities and coasts.
