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Living with water, a tough cultural change but necessary! @camanpour @rebuildbydesign @RockefellerFdn @Min_IenM amanpour.blogs.cnn.com/2014/05/13/cli…
Henk Ovink
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Executive Director Global Commission on the Economics of Water | Senior Fellow WRI @watercommongood #waterambassador
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“To address increasingly heavier & more frequent rainfalls, we have essentially 1 option: rainproof the city! Replicating natural systems w blue-green infrastructure, storing and slowing the water down” Amy Chester @rebuildbydesign @one_arch_urb @ramboll vitalcitynyc.org/articles/flood…
www.vitalcitynyc.org The Floods Next Time New York must do much more to protect itself from torrential rains Humans are using more #water than the #watercycle can provide, we threaten not only our own health, peace & well-being, but also the health of ecosystems & wildlife. World water map @UniUtrecht @WaterBier @NatGeo to understand, value & manage water
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worldwatermap.nationalgeographic.org National Geographic Society World Water Map The World Water Map helps us understand where and why water gaps arise, how climate change might aggravate them—and even how they might be managed. worldwatermap.nationalgeographic.org
In #Chennai the day after the inauguration of the @WaterasLeverage @Cityof1000Tanks Flower Convent School project @Ooze_eva explains the value of #WaterAsLeverage: “Water as Leverage for the first time gave us the opportunity to be fully inclusive and holistic”
Proud of my successor @MeikeVanGin at @siwi_www @siwi_water in Stockholm. Building on the work we collectively achieved, taking inspiration from what works, and positioning water at the heart of sustainability and climate action for the future. A true #waterambassador! @MinIenW
