Top solutions to the Global Fresh Water Crisis
The technologies or changes in behavior which show the most promise for addressing water shortages over the next 10 years:
1. Education to change consumption / lifestyle
2. Water conservation technologies
3. Recycling / water treatment systems
4. Improved irrigation technologies / agricultural practices
5. Appropriate pricing / water rights markets
6. Energy efficient desalination plants
7. Water catchment / harvesting
8. Community-based governance / partnerships
9. Better government policies / regulations
10. Holistic management of ecosystems
11. Improved distribution infrastructure
12. Corporate water footprinting / sustainable manufacturing
13. International policy frameworks / institutional cooperation
14. Address pollution to improve quality of water
15. Public common resources / equitable access
16. R&D / Innovation
17. Water projects in developing countries / transfer of technology
18. Climate change mitigation
19. Population growth control
Above list in order from most promising to less promising.
