“Is a Global Water Crisis Avoidable?”

Lewis E. Harris Lecture on Public Policy

Mogens C. Bay and E. Robert Meaney will present a lecture on the global crisis in the supply and quality of water for agriculture. They will frame the issues through a discussion of population growth, required food and fiber production and total water and land available. They will provide examples of how the crisis in fresh water is manifested in various locations and in issues such as food security, water and quality and soil health. They will discuss solutions ranging from scientific advances to governance and economic development.