In late March, the United Nations hosted the first conference on water in 46 years. The Pulte Institute for Global Development’s Sustainability and Human Rights Initiative (SHRI) was one of 200 groups invited to present its efforts to combat water insecurity. (Only nine…
The international movement toward open markets prompted by the World Trade Organization is under stress. The W.T.O.’s premise was that trade liberalization would benefit all because individual countries could exploit their position of comparative advantage. However, major…
There is growing momentum to push for improved, coordinated water management nationally and internationally. But without the private sector's buy-in, this crisis will only accelerate.