The 2009 World Water Forum in Istanbul gathered a huge number of participants to bring water to the forefront of the global stage. In times when much attention is given to the challenges of current economic crisis, or on climate change, it is good that the world receives a reminder that water is still an unresolved challenge in many parts of the world, already today affecting the lives of more people than any of the other challenges.
Published in Water Front Magazine No. 1 2009.