"Allerd Stikker has always reminded me of Alexis de Tocqueville, who
would have chosen to study the problem surrounding water rather than the
American democracy. He has the same insatiable curiosity, the same
energy, same passion, same ease in mixing analysis with intuition, the
capacity to draw together different cultures, the same capacity to
listen and to dialogue with those who reason from different starting
blocks. "Water, the Blood of the Earth is the outcome of reflection and
action of a cosmopolitan who has remained loyal to his native land,
mixing some European thinking of the Age of Enlightenment with some
futuristic viewpoints." -Charles Louis de Maudhuy, advisor to the
chairman, Veolia Water "Lack of access to clean and sufficient water in
many parts of the world, especially in Asia and Africa, will be a major
issue in the coming decades. "This book presents an overall view on the
diversity of problems and solutions, based on the author's involvement
in water-related projects. Over the course of the years I have followed
some of these projects with interest; they inspire us to take concrete
actions." -Antony Burgmans, former chairman, Unilever "In this book
Allerd describes his convincing views on desalination solutions for
local and urban clean water shortages as well as his deeply felt
findings on the spiritual meanings of water, all assembled on a 20
years' journey on which I was lucky to travel along." -Leonor Lindner
ALLERD STIKKER is a retired industrialist with an engineering degree
from Delft Technical University and a postgraduate degree in theology
from Leeds University. He is chairman and founder of the Ecological
Management Foundation (www.emf.nl), a nonprofit organization focusing on
the ecological dimension in business strategy.
