Australia Quote by Malcolm Turnbull

Ten years ago, desalination was the crazy aunt in the attic. That's changed. It is now entering the mainstream and being taken seriously.

— Barry Nelson

Right now, huge numbers of people cannot obtain even drinking water, and the situation is likely to become worse with predicted climate change and…

— Noam Chomsky

For Australians, climate change is no longer a distant threat. Our rivers are dying, bush fires are more ferocious and more frequent and our…

— Kevin Rudd

Adaptation is the only means to reduce the now-unavoidable costs of climate change over the next few decades

— Nicholas Stern

Yes, climate is an issue and we are working to address it, but I think water is a bigger issue.

— Andrew R. Wheeler

A new idea - whether it's a way to collect solar energy more efficiently or a cheaper way to desalinate sea water or a…

— Ramez Naam

What if we're wrong and there is no climate change? Well, by doing everything possible to address it, we will still use less water,…

— Thomas Friedman

The shortage of fresh water is the major ecological problem of this moment.

— Mikhail Gorbachev

With so much at risk, you might expect Australia to be at the forefront of the clean-energy revolution and the international effort to cut…

— Jeff Goodell

The world is at a big risk from climate change. We have to come up with solutions, to bring in a sustainable economy.

— Tulsi Tanti

People are going to buy cheap fertilizer so they can grow enough crops to feed themselves, which will be increasingly difficult with climate change.

— Bill Gates

One thing we do know about the threat of climate change is that the cost of adjustment only grows the longer it's left unaddressed.

— Jay Weatherill