Henk Ovink appointed Executive Director of the Global Commission on the Economics of Water
An experienced and passionate advocate for the water cause, Ovink will oversee the Commission’s work towards the launch of the
Author/s
Johan Rockström, Mariana Mazzucato, Lauren Seaby Andersen, Simon Felix Fahrländer & Dieter Gerten
Abstract
Anthropogenic pressures and climate change are altering water flows worldwide. Better understanding, new economic thinking and an international governance framework are needed to stave off catastrophe.
Citation
Rockström, J. et al. (2023), “Why we need a new economics of water as a common good,” Nature, Vol. 615/7954, pp. 794–797, https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-00800-z.
An experienced and passionate advocate for the water cause, Ovink will oversee the Commission’s work towards the launch of the
The Global Commission on the Economics of Water held its fifth in-person meeting in Zurich from 19-21 January 2024. The
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