Sandra Postel is the founding director of the Global Water Policy Project. She is a world expert on fresh water and related ecosystems.[1][2] From 2009-2015, she served as Freshwater Fellow of the National Geographic Society. She is the author of scores of articles and several books on global freshwater issues, including Last Oasis, which appears in eight languages, and most recently Replenish: The Virtuous Cycle of Water and Prosperity. She is the recipient of four honorary doctor of science degrees. From 1988 to 1994 she served as the Vice President for Research at the Worldwatch Institute. Postel has taught water policy courses at Tufts University and Mount Holyoke College. In 2002, Scientific American magazine named her as one of their "Scientific American 50" to recognize her contribution to science and technology. Postel's work aims to build a more water-secure world for all earthly beings. In 2021, Postel was awarded the Stockholm Water Prize, often described as the Nobel Prize for water.
After graduate school, Postel worked as a natural resources consultant with a private firm in Menlo Park, California. In 1983 she joined the Worldwatch Institute, where she assumed the global water portfolio. From 1988 to 1994 she served as Vice President for Research. She left the Worldwatch Institute in 1994, moved to Massachusetts, and founded the Global Water Policy Project, which continues to serve as the umbrella for Postel's research, writing, speaking and consulting. In 2009, she was appointed Freshwater Fellow of the National Geographic Society, a position she held through 2015. She now lives in the Rio Grande Valley of New Mexico.
Awardsedit
Scientific American 50. Postel was honored for promoting "sweeping changes aimed at preserving the world's dwindling supplies of freshwater." In 2021, Postel won the Stockholm Water Prize, jointly awarded by Swedish Royal Academy of the Sciences and Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI). According to the prize committee “no one has exhibited more commitment, capacity, courage, and perseverance to address far-ranging and critical water issues. Her work has been instrumental in shifting both public and professional awareness about the water crisis.”[3]
Bibliographyedit
Last Oasis: Facing Water Scarcity, W.W. Norton & Co., 1992. ISBN0-393-31744-7
Pillar of Sand: Can the Irrigation Miracle Last?, W.W. Norton & Co., 1999. ISBN0-393-31937-7
Rivers for Life: Managing Water for People and Nature, (with Brian Richter), Island Press, 2003. ISBN1-55963-444-8
Replenish: The Virtuous Cycle of Water and Prosperity, Island Press, 2017.
Referencesedit
^"A New Water Story: In Conversation with Sandra Postel". islandpress.org. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
^"Sandra Postel". www.pewtrusts.org. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
^"Freshwater Thought Leader Sandra Postel awarded 2021 Stockholm Water Prize". us1.campaign-archive.com. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
Global Water Policy Project, Sandra Postel biography page
sandra, postel, founding, director, global, water, policy, project, world, expert, fresh, water, related, ecosystems, from, 2009, 2015, served, freshwater, fellow, national, geographic, society, author, scores, articles, several, books, global, freshwater, iss. Sandra Postel is the founding director of the Global Water Policy Project She is a world expert on fresh water and related ecosystems 1 2 From 2009 2015 she served as Freshwater Fellow of the National Geographic Society She is the author of scores of articles and several books on global freshwater issues including Last Oasis which appears in eight languages and most recently Replenish The Virtuous Cycle of Water and Prosperity She is the recipient of four honorary doctor of science degrees From 1988 to 1994 she served as the Vice President for Research at the Worldwatch Institute Postel has taught water policy courses at Tufts University and Mount Holyoke College In 2002 Scientific American magazine named her as one of their Scientific American 50 to recognize her contribution to science and technology Postel s work aims to build a more water secure world for all earthly beings In 2021 Postel was awarded the Stockholm Water Prize often described as the Nobel Prize for water Sandra PostelPostel in February 2017CitizenshipAmericanAlma materGeology and Political Science Wittenberg University Environmental Management Duke UniversityKnown forFreshwater conservation and its sustainable use AwardsStockholm Water Prize 2021Scientific careerFieldsFreshwater conservationistInstitutionsGlobal Water Policy Project Contents 1 Overview 2 Awards 3 Bibliography 4 References 5 External linksOverview edit nbsp Postel speaking at TEDxAfter graduate school Postel worked as a natural resources consultant with a private firm in Menlo Park California In 1983 she joined the Worldwatch Institute where she assumed the global water portfolio From 1988 to 1994 she served as Vice President for Research She left the Worldwatch Institute in 1994 moved to Massachusetts and founded the Global Water Policy Project which continues to serve as the umbrella for Postel s research writing speaking and consulting In 2009 she was appointed Freshwater Fellow of the National Geographic Society a position she held through 2015 She now lives in the Rio Grande Valley of New Mexico Awards editScientific American 50 Postel was honored for promoting sweeping changes aimed at preserving the world s dwindling supplies of freshwater In 2021 Postel won the Stockholm Water Prize jointly awarded by Swedish Royal Academy of the Sciences and Stockholm International Water Institute SIWI According to the prize committee no one has exhibited more commitment capacity courage and perseverance to address far ranging and critical water issues Her work has been instrumental in shifting both public and professional awareness about the water crisis 3 Bibliography editLast Oasis Facing Water Scarcity W W Norton amp Co 1992 ISBN 0 393 31744 7 Pillar of Sand Can the Irrigation Miracle Last W W Norton amp Co 1999 ISBN 0 393 31937 7 Rivers for Life Managing Water for People and Nature with Brian Richter Island Press 2003 ISBN 1 55963 444 8 Replenish The Virtuous Cycle of Water and Prosperity Island Press 2017 References edit A New Water Story In Conversation with Sandra Postel islandpress org Retrieved 21 February 2018 Sandra Postel www pewtrusts org Retrieved 21 February 2018 Freshwater Thought Leader Sandra Postel awarded 2021 Stockholm Water Prize us1 campaign archive com Retrieved 2021 03 22 Global Water Policy Project Sandra Postel biography page Ecosystem Marketplace Sandra Postel A Life Aquatic External links editGlobal Water Policy Project Worldwatch Institute Archived 2019 08 19 at the Wayback Machine Scientific American magazine Post Carbon Institute Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sandra Postel amp oldid 1140132260, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
