In the sixteenth century, the eminent Renaissance scholar Leonardo Da Vinci said that water is the driver of nature. During his lifetime, some may have considered this to be an overstatement, but some half a millennium later, Leonardo’s understanding of the role, relevance and importance of water to society and nature can be considered to have been prophetic. Water is increasingly considered to be the lifeblood of the planet and, at present, it will certainly not be an overstatement to claim that without efficient water management, the future social and economic development of the world would be seriously constrained, or even significantly jeopardised. Both developed and developing countries will require implementation of more and more efficient water management policies and practices in terms of both quantity and quality. However, developing countries will need to improve their water management practices and processes much more than developed countries, especially as the current practices of the former have significant potential for improvement.
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Biswas, A.K., Tortajada, C. (2009). Changing Global Water Management Landscape. In: Biswas, A.K., Tortajada, C., Izquierdo, R. (eds) Water Management in 2020 and Beyond. Water Resources Development and Management. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-89346-2_1
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