ABSTRACT

If there is one thing that we have learned from the global crisis and scarcity of clean water, it is that we cannot resolve the destruction of our planet or the depletion of its natural resources single-handedly. These problems clearly transcend national and political boundaries, just as they certainly exceed commercial and technological interests. They require working in cooperation, not venturing in isolation. They require building bridges. This is the message that we are called to accept and assimilate.