The Atlas of WATER MAPPING THE WORLD’S MOST CRITICAL RESOURCE Maggie Black and Jannet KingMaggie Black writes on intemational issues for UNICEF, WaterAid and the Global Water Partnership, among others. Her recent books include Water: A Matter of life and Health (with Rupert Talbot), Water Life Force, The No-Nonsense Guide to Water, and The Last Taboo: Opening the Door ‘on the Global Sanitation Crisis (with Ben Fawcett) Jannet King was coauthor, with Robin Clarke, of the first eltion of the atlas. She has spent many years researching and editing political, social, and environmental ailases, including The State of the World Atlas, the award-winning Atlas of food and Atlas of Health, The Atlas of Endangered Species, and the World Bank series of miniAtlases on development, the environment, and human security.