Promoting Sustainable Development

Is there hope that human society will be able to protect its valuable water resources? In order to answer this question, it is important to identify the needs of society for water, and how different sectors can contribute to its protection. Water is part of our God-given natural environment that we all need; all people have an unwritten right to water, as well as an unwritten responsibility to protect it. An understanding of this relationship is important to the sustainability of this important resource. While there are alternative energies and alternative foods that we can consider, there are no alternatives to water. Just as water is a central resource, water is also a central challenge. In a very real sense, therefore, our agenda for water is also our Agenda for Hope. —From the Introduction by Fabian M. Dayrit