Our Water's Future: Meeting the Challenge of the Century
J. Carl Ganter, Director and Founder, Circle of Blue
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Bio
J. Carl Ganter
J. Carl Ganter is co-founder and director of Circle of Blue, the internationally recognized center for original frontline reporting, research, and analysis on water resource issues. Ganter is an award-winning photojournalist, reporter, and broadcaster widely credited with helping to shape the multimedia journalism era.
He serves on the World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on Water Security and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Navigating Peace Water Working Group.
He earned his MSJ in investigative and magazine writing at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism after graduating with honors from the University's American Studies Program.
Any of the entire range of natural waters (vapour, liquid, or solid) that occur on the Earth and that are of potential use to humans. These resources include the waters of the oceans, rivers, and lakes; groundwater and deep subsurface waters; and glaciers and permanent snowfields. Continuing increase in water use has led to growing concern over the availability and quality of water supplies.