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Transforming the Water Crisis with Regenerative Solutions

2015 has been full of reminders about how climate change is affecting us around the planet on both a local and global scale - from fires to floods to droughts - and the urgency of implementing solutions and building resilient communities from the ground up.

Facts:

While over 70% of our Earth's surface is covered by water, only 2.5% is freshwater, and only ~1% of which is accessible for direct human uses.

• Globally 1.5 billion people lack safe drinking water, resulting in the death of 10,000 children a day
• 50% of the people in Africa suffer from h20-related diseases like cholera and infant diarrhea
• 1 in 3 Asians have no access to safe drinking water. 1 in 2 have no access to sanitation.
• The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service estimate that 70% of the fish/riparian habitat nationwide has been lost or altered.
• 80% of China’s rivers no longer support fish.
• 80% of Water in California is dedicated to unsustainable agriculture practices
• U.S. drinking water contains more than 2,100 toxic chemicals that can cause cancer.

The Good news is that the solutions are out there!

Join us for a dynamic conversation featuring two world renowned water and sustainable community development leaders - Gemma Bulos and Warren Brush. Learn practical solutions of how we can transform our Water Management Practices from our Bioregions to Backyards to promote clean and safe water for communities around the world.

Featured Guests

Gemma Bulos - Director of the Global Women's Water Initiative

Water champion, musician and multi award-winning social entrepreneur, Gemma’s work has provided over 200,000 people with clean water in Asia and Africa through training women to be water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) technicians and entrepreneurs. Winner of the Tech Equality Award and Warriors of the UN Millennium Goals, she’s been recognized as one of the Most Influential Thought Leaders and Innovative Filipinas in the US and the Top 10 Water Solutions Trailblazers in the world by Reuters trust.org. More at globalwomenswater.org and gemmabulos.com

Warren Brush - Applied Ecologist, Permaculture Designer, Storyteller, and Cultural Engineer

“The human heart and the heart of the land must be in a parallel path of healing for thefuture generations to flourish.” Warren is a storyteller, mentor and a devoted “farmer of culture” who works to inspire people worldwide to discover, nurture, and express their inherent gifts to create a regenerative future. He is co-founder of Quail Springs Permaculture, the Permaculture Research Institute of Kenya, Casitas Valley Farm and Creamery, True Nature Design, and Sustainable Vocations. Learn More: www.quailsprings.org – www.sustainablevocations.org – www.permaculturedesign.us – www.casitasvalley.com – www.pri-kenya.org

Don't Miss Out! Register Above!

If you cannot attend the webcast live, no worries. You can still register and we will email you the recording.

Available Through Oct 8, 2015.