"Australia has a water crisis; on this everyone is agreed. There is no consensus, however, on the cause of the crisis or the best solution to address it. Many blame climate change or believe the drought is cyclical and will pass. But what if this is not a cyclical drought? What if it is permanent?

It has become clear greenhouse gas emissions are not the only cause of climate change. What is just beginning to be understood is our collective global abuse and displacement of fresh water is also a serious cause of climate change and a culprit in the desertification of the planet." [FULL ARTICLE HERE]

Maude Barlow's biographical summary [here]