About the Author

Ralph Pentlan, former Director of Water Planning and Management in the Canadian Department of Environment, is a widely sought after consultant to governments and others all around the world on a variety of water and environmental policy issues.

Chris Wood has been a presence in national journalism since the 1980s, as an independent writer and for more than a decade as a bureau correspondent and editor at Maclean's. His recent writing focuses on water, climate, and society's adaptation to ecological limits. His books and magazine articles (in The Walrus and elsewhere) have won or been nominated for a score of distinctions, including two National Magazine Awards and nominations for the Donner and Shaughnessy Cohen book prizes.