The global challenge for adequate and safe water

Research Article| February 01 2006 The global challenge for adequate and safe water Menachem Elimelech Menachem Elimelech 1Department of Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering Program, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520-8286, USA Tel: +1 203 432 2789; E-mail: menachem.elimelech@yale.edu Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology-Aqua (2006) 55 (1): 3–10. https://doi.org/10.2166/aqua.2005.064 Article history Received: September 21 2005 Accepted: October 25 2005 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures The global challenge for adequate and safe water. Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology-Aqua 1 February 2006; 55 (1): 3–10. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/aqua.2005.064 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex This paper was presented as a lecture for the 2005 Clarke Prize. It addresses the global challenge for adequate and safe water through several cases involving water scarcity and quality. The first case, in Namibia, exemplifies water scarcity and the harnessing of water science and technology to extract water for potable use from a nontraditional source – domestic wastewater. The second case focuses on water scarcity and the implications for national stability and regional peace, illustrated by Israel and its neighboring countries. The third discussion is related to water quality, specifically the lack of safe drinking water in the developing world. Drawing from these cases, it is shown that global water scarcity and quality problems involve complex technological, societal, cultural, economical, and political aspects. desalination, developing world, safe drinking water, water reuse, water scarcity, waterborne diseases This content is only available as a PDF. © IWA Publishing 2006 You do not currently have access to this content.