The Atlas of
WATER
MAPPING THE WORLD’S
MOST CRITICAL RESOURCE
Maggie Black and Jannet KingMaggie 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.