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UPCOMING EVENT: SEPT. 13, 2012
 DR. PETER GLEICK
AT THE
SAN FRANCISCO
COMMONWEALTH CLUB
"The Future of Our Water -
Can We Learn from the Past?"
Peter Gleick is considered by many to be the world's leading expert, innovator, and communicator on freshwater resources. Recipient of the prestigious MacArthur "genius" Fellowship, he was elected as one of the U.S. National Academy of Science's youngest members and named "a visionary on the environment" by the BBC and "one of 15 people the next President should listen to" by Wired Magazine.
Pacific Institute President Peter Gleick addresses the global water crisis: it is real, and in many parts of the world, worsening. Growing populations, increased competition for scarce resources, the impacts of climatic changes, and other risks and threats are all contributing to local, regional, and international concerns over freshwater. Dr. Gleick will look at the future of our water challenges here and abroad, drawing on lessons learned over the past 2,000 years to describe the three "Ages of Water" - and will offer suggestions for moving to a more equitable and sustainable future.
For more information and to purchase tickets, click here.
Location: San Francisco Commonwealth Club - Blue Room
595 Market Street, San Francisco, California 94105
For a map, click here.
Time: 5:30 p.m. networking reception, 6 p.m. program
Cost: $20 standard, $8 members, $7 students (with valid ID)
Program Organizer: Christie Batterman Jordan
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