This volume collects essays from academics and practitioners from a diversity of areas and
perspectives in order to discuss water security at various levels and to illuminate the central
idea of water security: its focus on the individual. Beginning with the big picture this book
aims to illustrate the depth of the water security crisis and its interconnections with other
aspects of societal development. It particularly draws a connection to the 2030 Agenda for
Sustainable Development and discusses that challenges faced in meeting the 17 sustainability
development goals (SDG) by the year 2030. Moving from international to domestic and community
perspectives this book provides a unique analysis of issues and solutions to the water issues
we face today in light of the ever looming global changes brought on by climate change.Over the
past few decades the recognition of our common need for water has increased as policymakers
have sought to place more focus onthe individual within policy. After the recognition of water
and sanitation as a fundamental human right by the United Nations General Assembly in 2010
there is increasing recognition of the individual as the building block for the struggle for
water security. This reality also intersects with adverse impacts of global climate change and
the book responds to the broader question: will clean and safe water be available where we need
it and when we need it in the future?
