“Disturbing news about our water resources is now constant and unrelenting.”

The Guardian · Aug 10 · Peter Gleick: Global water crisis demands action on climate and infrastructure

“But what we're experiencing now is not normal; it is the direct consequence of accelerating human-caused climate changes, on top of decades of neglect and underinvestment in our water institutions and infrastructure.”

The Guardian · Aug 10 · Peter Gleick: Global water crisis demands action on climate and infrastructure

“The Trump administration's EPA has halted efforts to regulate new water pollutants and weakened regulations put in place by previous administrations – both Democratic and Republican.”

The Guardian · Aug 10 · Peter Gleick: Global water crisis demands action on climate and infrastructure

“If governments continue to fail to address water and climate crises, the coming decades will inevitably see worsening water-related violence and conflict and deteriorating public and ecological health.”

The Guardian · Aug 10 · Peter Gleick: Global water crisis demands action on climate and infrastructure

“It doesn't have to be this way. We know what needs to be done.”

The Guardian · Aug 10 · Peter Gleick: Global water crisis demands action on climate and infrastructure

“No new technology needs to be invented to provide safe water and sanitation to the billions of people who still lack it.”

The Guardian · Aug 10 · Peter Gleick: Global water crisis demands action on climate and infrastructure