ARVESTING
WATER
There is general consensus that not-too-distant wars will be fought over water . By learning how to more accurately harvest rainwater at the local level , we can take the pressure off supply demand by using ancient water harvesting techniques .
by Karen Lloyd
You cannot turn on the news today without hearing story after story of either floods or droughts inflicting untold hardship on millions of the world ’ s poorest inhabitants . According to the United Nations , more than 25 percent of the global population will not have access to clean water by 2050 . Presently , farming accounts for nearly 70 percent of the world ’ s total freshwater withdrawal and more than 85 percent of its consumption . Without swift and serious action , our depleting reservoirs will put human health and the environment at serious risk , contributing to famine , flood , and myriad other miseries .
BUT NOT A DROP TO DRINK
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