... models bring-ing together the public and private sectors, not forgetting the vital role of education. Wise investments in wastewater management will generate significant returns, as addressing ... 76808182CONTENTS1415Water is crucial for all aspects of life, the defining feature of our planet. Ninety seven and a half per cent of all water is found in the oceans, of the remaining freshwater only one per cent ... array of services – food, medicines, recreational amenity, shoreline protection, processing our waste, and sequestering carbon. At the begin-ning of the 21st century, the world faces a water quality...