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Happy New Year 2021 – with hope for a more resilient world! | |
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2020-12-21 | |
发布年 | 2020 |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | 瑞典 |
领域 | 资源环境 |
正文(英文) | For many people across the world, the past year has been a difficult one, with the global pandemic causing tragedies and despair. Fighting Covid-19 has however also taught us lessons that we should now use to turn 2021 into a year of resilience and opportunities. Here SIWI’s Executive Director Torgny Holmgren points to five important trends influencing the new year. ;A year ago, few people could foresee the dramatic impact Covid-19 would have. The pandemic has exposed both the deep inequalities of the world and how interconnected we all are, regardless of where we live. This crisis has clearly demonstrated how fragile the global system is and how many areas that need to be changed. Now is the time to start. There are important lessons to be learned from the past pandemic-dominated year and in 2021 there will be plenty of opportunities to right what has been wrong. If SIWI is to make a new year’s resolution, it is that we will take every chance we see to advocate for a new and more resilient way of doing things. With that determination, we have identified five trends that should be used to chart a new course.
The past year has shown us that we need to rethink the way we do almost everything, from city and landscape planning to agriculture and industrial production. In many fields there are alternatives, like nature-based solutions, that are more water-efficient, inclusive, and resilient, if only we commit to making the transition. Fortunately, more and more people are willing to do just that. I am very inspired by voices such as the South African environmental activist Akhona Xotyeni, the Chinese water expert Ma Jun, British singer-song writer Låpsley, actor and water champion Matt Damon and many, many others who spoke up in 2020 for a more just and water-wise future. In the coming year, I am optimistic that this movement will only grow stronger and stronger. Happy New Year – let 2021 be a year of resilience! |
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来源平台 | Stockholm International Water Institute |
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条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/309580 |
专题 | 资源环境科学 |
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