10:30am – 13:30pm at 7 Crown St, Brentwood CM14 4BA
Philip Holland presented a talk:
‘Is humanity drinking in the ‘Last Chance Lagoon?’
Philip told us that while water is the foundation of all life on Earth, availability is finite with less than 1% of freshwater easily accessible in lakes, rivers and shallow aquifers. People have proved to be inefficient water users and have over-exploited long-term stores. There is a wealth of very concerning evidence about water bankruptcy but there are also initiatives being employed to protect this precious resource and we were shown how some nations are undertaking these measures and also the changes we can and must make at home to reduce our water usage and so contribute to increasing biodiversity and climate resilience.
