Includes bibliographical references (p. 109-112) and index.
Contents:
There is a looming global fresh water shortage -- People must learn not to take water for granted -- Desalination is part of the solution to fresh water shortages -- Desalination is too expensive to be a solution to fresh water shortages -- Desalination threatens the environment and public health -- Human ingenuity will eventually solve the looming fresh water shortage -- Fresh water is becoming a privatized commodity instead of a public trust -- Fresh water should be treated as a commodity -- Fresh water should be treated as a human right -- Access to fresh water may spark conflict in the Middle East -- Access to fresh water is a contentious issue in the Israel-Palestine conflict -- Middle Eastern governments must increase fresh water conservation -- Fresh water access can present opportunities for international cooperation -- Organizations to contact.
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