From the good - the Stockholm Water Prize - where the judges say:
"Today's water
problems cannot be solved by science or technology alone. They are human
problems of governance, policy, leadership, and social resilience. "Rajendra Singh's life work has been in building social capacity to
solve local water problems through participatory action, empowerment of
women, linking indigenous know-how with modern scientific and technical
approaches and upending traditional patterns of development and resource
use."
This award is heartening for those of us who have worked in this field for many years.
To the momentously challenging - where California Governor Brown orders California's first mandatory water restrictions: 'It's a different world'.
In California the profound systemic consequences of human induced climate change are becoming more obvious by the day - with growing evidence of how traditional livelihoods will be threatened.
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