Peter Gleick

Co-founder, Pacific Institute and Author, "The Three Ages of Water"

Dr. Peter Gleick is co-founder and Senior Fellow of the Pacific Institute, Oakland, California. Gleick is a hydrologist and climatologist working on broad issues of freshwater sustainability, the human right to water, and water conflicts. He is a member of the US National Academy of Sciences, a MacArthur Fellow, and the author of the book "The Three Ages of Water: Prehistoric Past, Imperiled Present, and a Hope for the Future" (PublicAffairs, 2023).

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Chasing Water

October 29, 2014
Climate change exacerbates effects of both drought and flood conditions worldwide. Too much, then too little – how do we make sense of “water...