Foreword by Robert Glennon
Introduction

One: Climate Change and Transboundary Waters
Heather Cooley, Juliet Christian-Smith, Peter H. Gleick, Lucy Allen, and Michael Cohen
Transboundary Rivers and Aquifers
Managing Transboundary Basins
Transboundary Water Management Policies and Climate Change
Case Studies
Conclusions and Recommendations

Two: Corporate Water Management
Peter Schulte, Jason Morrison, and Peter H. Gleick
Global Trends that Affect Businesses
Water-related Business Risks
Key Factors that Determine Extent and type of Risk
Risk and Impact Assessment
Strategies for Improved Corporate Water Management
Conclusions: A Framework for Action

Three: Water Quality
Meena Palaniappan, Peter H. Gleick, Lucy Allen, Michael J. Cohen, Juliet Christian-Smith, and Courtney Smith
Current Water Quality Challenges
Consequences of Poor Water Quality
Moving to Solutions and Actions
Conclusion

Four: Fossil Fuels and Water Quality
Lucy Allen, Michael J. Cohen, David Abelson, and Bart Miller
Fossil-fuel Production and Associated Water Use
Fossil Fuels and Water Quality: Direct Impacts
Impacts on Freshwater Ecosystems
Impacts on Human Communities
Conclusion

Five: Australia's Millennium Drought
Matthew Heberger
Water Resources of Australia
Impacts of the Millennium Drought
Responses to Drought
Conclusion

Six: China Dams
Peter H. Gleick
Dams in China
Dams on Chinese International Rivers
Exporting Chinese Dams
Growing Internal Concern over Chinese Dams
International Principles Governing Dam Projects: The World Commission on Dams
Conclusions

Seven: U.S. Water Policy Reform
Peter H. Gleick and Heather Cooley
Background
International Water Reform Efforts
Common Themes and "Soft Path" Solutions
A 21st Century U.S. Water Policy
Conclusions

Water Briefs
One: Bottled Water and Energy
Peter H. Gleick and Heather Cooley
Energy to Produce Bottled Water
Summary of Energy Uses
Conclusions

Two: The Great Lakes Water Agreements
Peter Schulte
History of Shared Water Resource Management
Conclusion

Three: Water in the Movies
Peter H. Gleick
Popular Movies/Films
Water Documentaries

Four: Environment and Security: Water Conflict Chronology
Peter H. Gleick and Matt Heberger

Data Section
Data Table 1. Total Renewable Freshwater Supply by Country
DataTable 2. Freshwater Withdrawal by Country and Sector
DataTable 3. Access to Safe Drinking Water by Country, 1970 to 2008
Data Table 4. Access to Sanitation by Country, 1970 to 2008
Data Table 5. MDG Progress on Access to Safe Drinking Water by Region
Data Table 6. MDG Progress on Access to Sanitation by Region
Data Table 7. Under-5 Mortality Rate by Cause and Country, 2008
Data Table 8. Infant Mortality Rate by Country
Data Table 9: Death and DALYs from Selected Water-Related Diseases
Data Table 10. Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) for Water Supply and Sanitation, by Donating Country
Data Table 11: ODA for water supply and sanitation by subsector (total of all donating countries)
Data Table 12: Organic Water Pollutant (BOD) Emissions by Country (% from various industries), 2005
Data Table 13: Top Environmental Concerns of the American Public: Selected years, 1997–2010
Data Table 14: Top Environmental Concerns Around the World
Data Table 15: Satisfaction With Water Quality Worldwide
Data Table 16: Extinct Freshwater Animal Species
Data Table 17: U.S. Water-Related Budget
Data Table 18: Overseas Dams with Chinese Financiers, Developers, or Builders (as of August 2010)
Data Table 19: Per-Capita Bottled Water Consumption by Top Countries, 1999 to 2009

Water Units, Data Conversions, and Constants
Comprehensive Table of Contents
Comprehensive Index