The worth of water our story of chasing solutions to the world's greatest challenge
"From the founders of nonprofits Water. org & WaterEquity Gary White and Matt Damon, the incredible true story of two unlikely allies on a mission to end the global water crisis for good. When Oscar-winning actor Matt Damon visited rural Zambia in 2006, the last thing he expected was to bec...
| Main Authors: | White, Gary (Founder of Water.org) (Author), Damon, Matt (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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[New York] :
Portfolio/Penguin,
[2022]
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| Summary: |
"From the founders of nonprofits Water. org & WaterEquity Gary White and Matt Damon, the incredible true story of two unlikely allies on a mission to end the global water crisis for good. When Oscar-winning actor Matt Damon visited rural Zambia in 2006, the last thing he expected was to become a life-long champion for the battle to end the global water and sanitation crisis. He quickly realized that to make a real impact, he'd need additional expertise. Enter civil and environmental engineer Gary White. After quitting his consulting job to launch a nonprofit in 1990, he'd become an internationally recognized water and sanitation expert. A chance encounter would set these two unlikely allies on a decades-long mission to bring safe water and sanitation to the world. Through first-hand accounts of setbacks and triumphs in projects spanning across the world, The Worth of Water illuminates the challenges of building and scaling market-based financial solutions to the global water crisis--and ultimately, empower communities and individuals to make long-lasting investments in their own wellbeing"-- |
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| Physical Description: |
224 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-218) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780593189979 0593189973 |
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