RT Book, Section T1 Caring for our water cycle A1 Tomori, Françeska A2 Hasselaar, Jan Jorrit A2 IJmker, Elisabeth AB 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. PB Amsterdam University Press SN 978 94 6372 227 8 SN 978 90 4855 538 3 YR 2021 FD 2021 LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/134136 UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/134136 LA eng NO Van Coeverden Adriani Stichting (Países Bajos) NO CLUE+ (The Interfaculty Research Institute for Culture, Cognition, History and Heritage) (Universidad Libre de Ámsterdam) DS Docta Complutense RD 10 abr 2026