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Sandra Postel

Freshwater Conservationist

Freshwater Conservationist

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Sandra Postel Biography

Sandra Postel directs the independent Global Water Policy Project, and lectures, writes and consults on global water issues. In 2010 she was appointed Freshwater Fellow of the National Geographic Society, where she serves as lead water expert for the Societys freshwater efforts. Sandra is co-creator of Change the Course, the national freshwater conservation and restoration campaign.

During 2000-2008, Sandra was visiting senior lecturer in Environmental Studies at Mount Holyoke College, and late in that term directed the colleges Center for the Environment. From 1988 until 1994, she was vice president for research at the Worldwatch Institute. Sandra is a Pew Scholar in Conservation and the Environment, and in 2002 was named one of the Scientific American 50, an award recognizing contributions to science and technology.

A leading authority and prolific author on international water issues, Sandra has been hailed for her inspiring, innovative and practical approach to promoting the preservation and sustainable use of freshwater. She is author of Pillar of Sand: Can the Irrigation Miracle Last? and of Last Oasis: Facing Water Scarcity, chosen by Choice magazine as a 1993 Outstanding Academic Book. Last Oasis appears in eight languages and was the basis for a 1997 PBS documentary. Sandras article Troubled Waters, was selected for inclusion in the 2001 edition of Best American Science and Nature Writing. She is also co-author (with Brian Richter) of Rivers for Life: Managing Water for People and Nature (Island Press 2003). Sandra is co-founder and host of National Geographics freshwater blog, Water Currents.

Sandra has authored more than 100 articles for popular and scholarly publications, including Science, Natural History, Scientific American, Foreign Policy, Ecological Applications, Technology Review, Environmental Science and Technology, International Wildlife, and Water Alternatives. She has written some 20 op-ed features that have appeared in more than 30 newspapers in the United States and abroad, including The New York Times, the L.A. Times and The Washington Post. A frequent conference speaker and lecturer, she has also served as commentator on CNNs Futurewatch, addressed the European Parliament on environmental issues, and appeared on CBS Sunday Morning, ABCs Nightline, and NPRs Science Friday. She also appears in the BBCs Planet Earth and Leonardo DiCaprios The 11th Hour.

Sandra is Water Fellow of the Post Carbon Institute, and has served as an advisor to the Division on Earth and Life Studies of the U.S. National Research Council, as well as to American Rivers. She has served on the Board of Directors of the International Water Resources Association, and on the editorial boards of Ecosystems, Water Policy, and Green Futures. She received a B.A. (summa cum laude) in geology and political science at Wittenberg University and an M.E.M. with emphasis on resource economics and policy at Duke University. Sandra has been awarded two honorary Doctor of Science degrees and the Duke University School of Environments Distinguished Alumni Award.

Sandra Postel Videos

  • Rocky Mountains and the Water of Life.MOV
  • Episode 713 | Rivers at Risk
  • National Geographic Live! - Sandra Postel: Troubled Waters ...

Sandra Postel Books

  • Liquid Assets: The Critical Need to Safeguard Freshwater Ecosystems
    Liquid Assets: The Critical Need to Safeguard Freshwater Ecosystems
  • Rivers for Life: Managing Water For People And Nature
    Rivers for Life: Managing Water For People And Nature
  • Pillar of Sand: Can the Irrigation Miracle Last? (Environmental Alert Series)
    Pillar of Sand: Can the Irrigation Miracle Last? (Environmental Alert Series)
  • Conserving Water: The Untapped Alternative (Worldwatch Paper, 67)
    Conserving Water: The Untapped Alternative (Worldwatch Paper, 67)
  • Air Pollution, Acid Rain, and the Future of Forests: Worldwatch Paper 58
    Air Pollution, Acid Rain, and the Future of Forests: Worldwatch Paper 58

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