People and Water

About the lecture

In this module, we think about the importance of water for human life and society. We focus on: (i) the major global stores of water and the proportion of Earth’s water which is available for human use; (ii) water as a renewable resource, and how humans are disrupting the hydrological cycle through pollution, anthropogenic climate change and overconsumption; (iii) some key uses of water for humans, including drinking, food and energy production, and transportation; (iv) the centrality of water to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

About the lecturer

Dr Jonathan Clarke is Assistant Professor in Global Sustainable Development at the University of Warwick. His research focuses on urban resilience and sustainability, infrastructural adaptations to climate change, and access to water and energy in cities.