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ldquoIf there was a price placed on clean water we might start treating it like it has value Maybe when itrsquos gone well realize we canrsquot drink oil or moneyrdquo mdashDave Matthews Less than percent of the worldrsquos water is fresh and potablemdashand no more will ever be available Thanks to pollution global warming and population growth water access is poised to become todayrsquos most explosive global issue This book based on the film Last Call at the Oasis by Academy Awardregndashwinning director Jessica Yu offers insights into the coming water crisis from visionary scientists policymakers activists and environmentalists including ROBERT MORAN on how oil and mineral development pollute and divert water suppliesmdashoften beyond public scrutiny PETER H GLEICK on discovering the ldquosoft pathrdquo to global water security ROBERT GLENNON on how the power of markets can help protect the worldrsquos water LYNN HENNING on how a family farmer became a passionate ldquowater activistrdquo ALEX PRUDrsquoHOMME on how the water crisis affects us all GARY WHITE on how innovative social and economic strategies can make clean water available even for the worldrsquos poorest people HADLEY ARNOLD AND PETER ARNOLD on how arid regions like Americarsquos Southwest can wisely husband water supplies for cities and farmers alike ROBYN BEAVERS on how todayrsquos smartest businesses are making sustainable water management a competitive advantage ZEM JOAQUIN on nine ldquoecofabulousrdquo ways of saving water at homemdashand doing it with style BILL MCDONOUGH on how smart design can preserve waterrsquos ldquoEndless Resourcefulnessrdquo for generations to come No resource on earth is more preciousmdashor more endangeredmdashthan water Last Call at the Oasis is a powerful tool for learning about the water challenges we face as well as the remarkable solutions available to usmdashif we have the will to use them.