The Growing Water Crisis
The devastation in Odisha wasn’t just about wind speeds and storm surges—it was about what followed.[caption id="attachment_32897" align="alignleft" width="536"]
Rethinking water security in a water-insecure world
The words came from a teenage girl standing amid the devastation of the Odisha Super Cyclone in Eastern India in 1999. At the time, I was a member of the Indian Administrative Service, coordinating relief efforts 48 hours after the storm. Her question cut through the chaos and would shape my life’s work. Relief was necessary, but the real solution lies in building strong, adaptive water systems.
