%0 Book Section
%T Caring for our water cycle
publisher Amsterdam University Press
%D 2021
%U 978 94 6372 227 8
%U 978 90 4855 538 3
%@ https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/134136
%X In the book part entitled Caring for our water cycle, I highlight the central role of the water cycle in sustaining climate stability and life, emphasizing how human activities are disrupting its natural balance. I argue that climate change, evident in shifting seasons, melting ice, rising sea levels, and increased natural disasters, is closely linked to the mismanagement and overuse of water resources. Stressing water’s essential economic and biological importance, I call for urgent collective action, including individual responsibility, greater public awareness, and stronger governmental policies, to conserve water and protect the environment.
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