WATER: LIFE IN EVERY DROP
Water: Life in Every Drop
Julian Caldecott
with a foreword by Zac Goldsmith
World Rights: Virgin Books
'A brilliant overview of an enormous subject... There are beautiful, almost cinematic evocations... and Caldecott argues with persuasive urgency' - The Guardian
'Masterly... using the concept and properties of water to explore ecological issues on an impressive scale' - The Ecologist
'The book is well written. Caldecott has a clear, concise style. It is also interesting. He packs a lot of information into his chapters, but the book moves along at a lively clip. He also has a real skill in explaining complicated phenomena and interconnections in ways that the reader can readily understand' - Human Ecology
The seemingly boundless oceans that cover most of the Earth have been transformed into a global fish quarry and a rubbish dump.Some countries are flooding with too much rain, while others suffer drought and famine.Over a billion people lack access to a safe water supply, the amount of clean drinking water available is shrinking and yet the demand for fresh water is increasing relentlessly.We are experiencing a global water emergency.
Julian Caldecott draws on his more than twenty years' experience of nature conservation to reveal the extraordinary properties of water, where the water we use comes from and at what social and environmental cost.Exploring the history, science, economics and politics behind the water crisis, he discloses the potential future of this basic necessity of life and suggests ways in which we can all have a positive impact on this crucial global resource.
Dr Julian Caldecott is an ecologist who has worked for 20 years on nature conservation in tropical lands and seas. He has spent the last 3 years in senior consultancy positions with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) including the Asian Tsunami Disaster Task Force, focussing on environmental disaster management. Prior to this, he worked on a range of assignments throughout the developing world focussing on ecotourism, decentralisation, community development, environmental education, ethnobiology, conservation area and sustainable ecosystem management, sustainable financing mechanisms, environmental impact management, global biodiversity priorities and project design and assessment.
Julian is the author of many academic books and papers on the environment including Designing Conservation Projects (Cambridge University Press), Deep Water (Ellipsis) and the World Atlas of Great Apes (University of California Press). He teaches seminars and examines graduate dissertations at Cambridge, Hawaii, Kiel, Dalhousie and Australian National (Sydney) universities, is a member of UNEP’s Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel (STAP) Roster of Experts and evaluates bids for environmental projects in developing countries for the European Commission.
