{"id":143599,"date":"2023-11-12T18:23:17","date_gmt":"2023-11-12T15:23:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timeskuwait.com\/news\/?p=143599"},"modified":"2023-11-12T18:24:15","modified_gmt":"2023-11-12T15:24:15","slug":"solving-water-crisis-requires-urgent-drive-to-make-changes-says-malcolm-gladwell-at-georgetown-qatar-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timeskuwait.com\/news\/solving-water-crisis-requires-urgent-drive-to-make-changes-says-malcolm-gladwell-at-georgetown-qatar-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Solving water crisis requires urgent drive to make changes, says Malcolm Gladwell at Georgetown Qatar Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">With the security of our global water supply threatened in the face of climate change and increasing demand, finding solutions requires the type of risk-taking, urgent action, and networking required to cure diseases and start the digital revolution. This was one of the messages at the opening session of Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q)\u2019s \u201cSustaining the Oasis: Envisioning the Future of Water Security\u201d conference. It is the first-of-its-kind collaboration between GU-Q and the Earth Commons Institute at Georgetown University in Washington, DC.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In his opening keynote, Malcolm Gladwell, author of six New York Times bestsellers including The Tipping Point, Blink, and Outliers, named one of TIME\u2019s 100 most influential people and Foreign Policy\u2019s Top Global Thinkers, argued that the kind of social risk-taking and the sense of urgency that led to breakthroughs for treating childhood leukemia and the personal computer revolution can be a model for approaching climate change and water security.<\/p>\n\r\n                <style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n                    \r\n                    #tdi_1  .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item1 {\r\n                        background: url(https:\/\/timeskuwait.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Malcolm-Gladwell-80x60.jpg) 0 0 no-repeat;\r\n                    }\r\n                    #tdi_1  .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item2 {\r\n        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And to assume that it is not necessary to be urgent or disagreeable,\u201d said Gladwell, describing the scientist who pioneered chemotherapy treatments despite the fact that his peers thought he was taking too many risks. \u201cScientists working on leukemia in the 1960s thought it was an ordinary problem and that it wasn\u2019t necessary to be in a hurry or turn their backs on what their peers think,\u201d he explained, going on to make the connection with environmental crises today.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cWhen you hear [the Amazon] is 20% deforested, you think we have a lot of time and it\u2019s still in the early stages. But when you understand that 40% deforestation is where it collapses, you realize you don\u2019t have a lot of time at all,\u201d he said, adding, \u201cI think a lot of climate denial is people struggling to adjust to this kind of non-intuitive timeline.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Tipping points are profoundly counterintuitive, he argued. \u201cThere\u2019s a tipping point in Amazon deforestation, which we are perilously close to, where the ecosystem in the Amazon will change very quickly from a rainforest to a kind of savannah with devastating consequences for the planet\u2026It\u2019s not a normal problem. It\u2019s something that\u2019s going to change overnight and we can\u2019t approach it with that same mindset if we expect to have any kind of positive outcome.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The dean of GU-Q, Dr. Safwan Masri,\u00a0 led an engaging conversation with Gladwell following the keynote, where he noted: \u201cWater security can never be taken for granted. The World Health Organization reports that one in three people globally does not have access to safe drinking water,\u201d pointing out the importance of conferences such as this one in calling attention to these issues and sharing positive developments. Gladwell agreed, adding \u201cThe persistence of skepticism about some of these issues suggests there\u2019s something very wrong in the way we are framing them for the public and also our policymakers\u2026 We might need to spend more time thinking about the context in which we educate people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The \u201cSustaining the Oasis\u201d two-day conference brings together academics, stakeholders, and expert speakers to discuss water security and sustainability, including water stewardship and its role in regional stability amid climate change while exploring a comprehensive future vision for water security including insight from educators on how to raise greater awareness about challenges and solutions. Among the other planned outcomes, the high-level findings from the conference will be shared with the COP28 Presidency to inform discussions and negotiations around water.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Regionally-relevant insights are a unique contribution of the conference. In her remarks, Dr. Raha Hakimdavar, conference co-organizer and Senior Advisor to the Dean of GUQ and the Dean of the Earth Commons Institute, said: \u201cThere has historically been a deep appreciation of the role of water in the Gulf region. We have been negotiating and compromising with nature for centuries. But today, the region is facing a lot of new challenges. The Gulf is particularly sensitive to the challenges posed by water security in the face of a changing planet. Six of the 10 most water-stressed countries are in the region. Facing this challenge requires an interdisciplinary and collaborative approach, one that connects cutting-edge science, technology, and innovation with policy, governance, and politics.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Dean of Earth Commons, Dr. Peter Marra referred to the transformative power of education, and the need for transdisciplinary, interdisciplinary environmental degrees, experiential learning, and research-informed teaching and learning opportunities.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cThat&#8217;s what we&#8217;re doing at the Earth Commons through courses, research programs, and degrees, but also informally in venues like this, where we\u2019re bringing people together in a region to talk, to have conversations about issues as important as sustaining the oasis. So we&#8217;re not just doing this across schools, across disciplines, we&#8217;re doing it across campuses and this is powerful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The conference is open to the public as it continues through November 12. The program on the second day will include high-level panels discussing \u201cCOP28 and the Water Agenda,\u201d the \u201cWater-Food Nexus: The Geopolitics of Food Security in the Gulf,\u201d and \u201cThe Role of Gulf Countries in Defining a Water Secure World,\u201d as well as round table discussions on key themes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the security of our global water supply threatened in the face of climate change and increasing demand, finding solutions requires the type of risk-taking, urgent action, and networking required to cure diseases and start the digital revolution. 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