Minn Post: Noted lecturers grapple with water, 'the uncertain resource'

Noted lecturers grapple with water, 'the uncertain resource'

 "It's certainly no coincidence that whenever civilizations and human activity began, it is essentially because of access to water," Pachauri explained at the start of his address. "And it's also no coincidence that those societies which ran into problems in the management of their water resources — all had to encounter natural debacles that led to the depletion or vanishing of water resources — are the societies that actually failed." [read rest of article]