Look at the Future

“We don’t live in the same world … Everyday we are changing the face of our planet”, pronounced W.J. Cosgrove, UNESCO, WWAP during the “Water and the Future of Humankind” focus session. Speakers from the Gulbenkian Think Tank offered solutions that, if implemented, would improve water production, food sustainability, helping ensure a positive future. The key challenge is to learn from the future: reflect on desired outcomes and improve innovation, social reactivity and water production management accordingly. Similarly, as water, energy and food are linked, a further reflection is need on how to ensure there is enough water to meet a projected 40-50% increase in energy demand by 2035, as well as long-term food abundance through 2050. More food for thought... 

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