Water Crises and Solutions: Engaging Science and Social Science to Develop Sustainable Solutions

Water scarcity will be one of the defining crises of the twenty-first century.

This course combines knowledge from environmental science with global political economy, natural resource governance, sustainable economic development, and international security.

It examines how water scarcity disrupts food security, distorts economic development, jeopardizes public health, threatens energy production, decreases political stability, and threatens regional security.

The course engages science and social science to explore, analyze, and develop sustainable solutions for vital water systems and ecosystem services.