The Sound of Thirst: Why Urban Water for All Is Essential, Achievable and Affordable - Hardcover

Owen, David Lloyd

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1908069910 ISBN 13: 9781908069917

Publisher: Parthian Books, 2012

Synopsis

Explaining the urgency of taking water and wastewater seriously in an age where good management and political will are chronically scarce, this book presents a moral, economic, and sustainable case for financing the work needed worldwide in the coming decades to ensure safe water for all. Arguing that water should not be free, it explores how the human right to water is about empowering people to make reasoned choices about their destiny, and how mismanagement and political expediency have contributed to global inequality. Written by a leading water consultant, this record uncovers the realities of a common future that lie behind the rhetoric.

About this title

About the Author:

David Lloyd Owen runs Envisager, a consultancy firm that advises companies, financiers, and governments about water policy, finance, environmental regulation, the role of the private sector in service provision, and corporate strategy. He is a member of the advisory board for the Pictet Funds Water Fund and an ambassador for Pump Aid, and is the author of Pinsent Masons Water Yearbook and a columnist for Global Water Intelligence.

About this edition

• Publisher: Parthian Books
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1908069910
• ISBN 13: 9781908069917
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 462