Board member Brian Richter shares his insights on a “World Out of Balance” in the western U.S.

Board member Brian Richter shares his insights on a "World Out of Balance" in the western U.S., where unsustainable water management and governance failures are threatening water security for cities, agriculture, and infrastructure.

This crisis can be attended to but one must follow the principles and solutions Brian outlines for sustainable water management including building a shared vision for water planning, setting limits on consumptive water use, and water conservation.

Brian closes with advice for the next generation: "The management of water cannot remain solely in the hands of hydrologists and engineers and economists. We need legions of young new professionals that understand social science, political science, behavioral science. And we need artists."

Read more at: https://www.sustainablewaters.org/massive-failures-of-water-governance/