Just Add Water: Solving the World's Problems Using Its Most Precious Resource
Natural Science/Math | Available (Membership Required)
Water is a critical part of virtually every major societal challenge - including armed conflict, mass migration, food and housing affordability, and gender and racial inequality. This talk will evaluate how prioritizing water security can mitigate these challenges, and suggest policy reforms to advance water security in Arizona, the Colorado River Basin, and around the world. At least one part of the answer to our most serious problems is the oft-repeated catchphrase: "Just add water".
Rhett Larson
Larson, Rhett - is a Professor of Water Law at Arizona State University’s Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law. Professor Larson’s research focuses on the impact of technological innovation on water rights regimes, in particularly transboundary waters, and on the sustainability implications of a human right to water. He works on dispute resolution and improved processes in water rights adjudications in Arizona and the Colorado River Basin with the Kyl Center for Water Policy. He is the Principal Investigator on a USAID-funded applied research project improving water supplies for refugee host communities in Lebanon and Jordan. They are identifying communities that host large refugee populations and developing ways to make sure they have enough water capacity to assist with their swelling populations. He is the author of Just Add Water: Solving the World’s Problems Using its Most Precious Resource (Oxford University Press, 2020).