When Our Responses to Drought Make Things Worse
Category: GREEN
Water problems are a complex mix of natural resource, technology, social, economic and political conditions. When water is limited during extreme events such as droughts, society puts in place a variety of responses. But many of the actions taken in recent years have actually increased the vulnerability of other systems.
By Peter H. Gleick, ContributorChief Scientist, President-Emeritus, Pacific Institute, 2014-10-18