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Tom Fudge: Water is the key ingredient that makes life possible. Here in the U.S. we take clean, plentiful water for granted. That's not the case in much of the rest of the world where fresh water can be hard to come by. That's to say nothing of clean drinkable water. Our planet's large population is putting a strain on fresh water supplies. It's made worse by the threat of climate change and the many impracticle ways we use water.
A new film documentary, called Flow , is opening in theaters around the country. It tells a story of a coming global conflict over water supplies; a conflict that could result in war. One of the persons who narrates the story told in Flow is our guest during this part of These Days.
Dr. Barlow will be discussing the "Coming Fight for the Right to Water" at a lecture tonight at 6:30pm at the San Diego Natural History Museum.
Guest
- Dr. Maude Barlow, National Chair of The Council of Canadians , and a director with Food & Water Watch in the United States. She is also author Blue Covenant: The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle for the Right to Water .
