Global Water Policy Project
- Global Water Policy Project
The Global Water Policy Project (GWPP) was founded by Sandra Postel in 1994. The Project is an environmental research organisation based in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States.
Its aim is to promote the conservation and sustainable use of Earth’s fresh water. Methods employed by the Project are research, writing, outreach, and public speaking. [ [http://www.globalpolicy.org/security/natres/water/2001/1001fpol.htm Dehydrating Conflict] by Sandra L. Postel and Aaron T. Wolf, September 18, 2001. From [http://www.globalpolicy.org/ Global Policy Forum] ] [ [http://www.globalwaterpolicy.org/ Global Water Policy Project] —Official website.]
See also
*Sustainability
*Biodiversity
*Global warming
*Ecology
*Earth Science
*Natural environment
References
External links
* [http://www.globalwaterpolicy.org/ Global Water Policy Project] —Official website
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