Water and Peace: A journey through the world's most explosive conflict zones in search of deep water

Alain Gachet, known as the Wizard of H2O, explores the humanitarian, environmental, scientific, and geo-political concerns generated by water scarcity and has developed a technology to identify massive aquifers beneath the earth's surface. He has also worked alongside the Peshmerga and the Yazidi people in Iraq and Kurdistan, and in the Turkana region of Kenya, where his discoveries of vast underground reservoirs have been transformative to the lives of the people. This is a book of hope as it explores some of the solutions for the future.

Format: Hardback
Length: 256 pages
Publication date: 20 July 2023
Publisher: Quercus Publishing

In countries where scarce surface water causes disease and conflict, an abundance of water can bring peace. With the growing impact of climate change, an estimated one-third of the world's population lacks fresh water. By 2050, it could well be over half, some five billion people. Alain Gachet, known as the Wizard of H2O, explores and unravels the interrelated humanitarian, environmental, scientific, and geo-political concerns generated by water scarcity. An archaeological explorer and mining engineer, Gachet has developed a technology (using NASA satellite imagery) to identify massive aquifers beneath the Earth's surface using a mathematical algorithm that could completely change our future. As well as exploring our current environmental crisis (and offering some solutions), Gachet gives an account of his extraordinary adventures as a mining engineer, both before and since he became an expert in deep groundwater. In Congo, Libya, Darfur, Iraq, and Kurdistan, he works alongside refugee agencies to provide water to vast camps, often at risk to his life. In the Turkana region of Kenya, his discoveries of vast underground reservoirs have been transformative to the lives of the people in an area plagued by drought and disputes over livestock for generations. Gachet discusses the critical issues of climate change and desertification, melting glaciers and rising sea levels, but this is also a book about the people he meets in some of the world's most challenging zones of conflict and deprivation. Ultimately, this is a book of hope as we explore some of the solutions for the future. If the quest to find high-quality water is a global challenge, the solutions are not. Gachet's technology can be used to identify and develop new sources of water, and his experiences in some of the world's most challenging zones of conflict and deprivation offer valuable insights into the challenges and opportunities of water management. This is a book that will inspire and empower us to take action to address the world's water crisis and create a more sustainable and peaceful future.

Weight: 488g
Dimension: 164 x 243 x 28 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781529426885