In an age of misinformation and public apprehension about climate
change, droughts, floods, and polluted drinking water, Global Thirst
offers a critical perspective on water, its uses, and access, as a major
global issue in the 21st century. Environmental historian John R.
Wennersten turns an unflinching eye on today's global water problems,
critically analyzing pollution, drought, dying rivers, and the
privatization of water utilities. He also offers commentary on what
kinds of sustainable water options we should be pursuing in the 21st
century. Wennersten's analysis of water ranges from Nigeria to India and
China to Australia and the United States-it goes a long way towards
correcting the popular notion that there will always be water. This is
an ideal treatise for professionals working in government, the
environment, international affairs, and public policy.