Water for shared prosperity was the theme of the 10th World Water Forum, which was held May 18–25 in Bali, Indonesia. My work has taken me to Europe and the Near East, but this was my first visit to Indonesia. A country of over 17,000 islands and more than 275 million people, it is the world’s fourth most populous country, after China, India, and the United States. Participating in this large triennial water conference along with an estimated 15,000 attendees enabled me to share information and insights from my work in Arizona, the Colorado River Basin, and the US-Mexico border region and to learn about the work being done on water issues of other regions. It also enabled me to visit some special people and places in Bali. More on this is at the end of this essay.
2024-06-07
Weekly Wave
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Water Resources Research Center
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Tucson, AZ
