Cost Quote by Sandra Postel

Although two thirds of our planet is water, we face an acute water shortage. The water crisis is the most pervasive , most severe,…

— Vandana Shiva

In many cases, water stress is more about politics, economics, behaviour and governance than absolute water scarcity. Better planning is needed, to allocate water…

— Ian Goldin

Though dams and artificial lakes can have significant negative environmental impacts, when carefully considered, mitigated, and managed, the benefits of hydropower often outweigh these…

— Seth Moulton

Population growth and development place additional stress on the Nation's water infrastructure and its ability to sustain hard-won water quality gains.

— Jerry Costello

With a growing population, there is a growing need for more water delivery and storage.

— Joe Baca

Unlike other essential goods, like clothing, shelter, or food, we take cheap or even free water for granted. It often takes a crisis, such…

— Jose Angel Gurria

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

— Mikhail Gorbachev

Today's water institutions-the policies and laws, government agencies and planning and engineering practices that shape patterns of water use-are steeped in a supply-side management…

— Sandra Postel

It is really important to solve the problem of rational utilization and distribution of wate supplies. I dare say, the shortage of fresh water…

— Mikhail Gorbachev

More than one-half of the world's major rivers are being seriously depleted and polluted, degrading and poisoning the surrounding ecosystems, thus threatening the health…

— Ismail Serageldin

I have seen water availability change drastically in my own lifetime. Around the world, millions of people are already living in a true water…

— Penelope Cruz

Per capita availability of good, potable water is diminishing in all developed and developing countries.

— Marq de Villiers