Sandra Postel

Founder, Global Water Policy Project

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Sandra Postel is one of the world's leading experts on international water issues. As the director of the Global Water Policy Project she works to promote the preservation and sustainable use of our planet's fresh water ecosystems. She has written hundreds of articles on the subject and several books including, Last Oasis: Facing Water Scarcity, which was developed into a PBS documentary and was the co-author of Rivers for Life: Managing Water for People and Nature, which urges the adoption of new approaches to balance human water needs with ecosystem needs. In 2002, Scientific American magazine named Sandra Postel as one of the top 50 contributors to science and technology for her dedication to bringing "sweeping changes aimed at preserving the world's dwindling supplies of freshwater."