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300 a| 224 pages :b| illustrations (chiefly color) ;c| 24 cm;

500 a| Place of publication from publisher's website.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-218) and index.;

505 0 a| What the hell is the "water issue"? -- The water decade -- The big idea -- The meet-cute -- Water.org begins -- The big idea, take two -- The world moves -- Venture philanthropy -- The wave.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| "From the founders of nonprofits Water.org & WaterEquity Gary White and Matt Damon, the incredible true story of two unlikely allies on a mission to end the global water crisis for good. When Oscar-winning actor Matt Damon visited rural Zambia in 2006, the last thing he expected was to become a life-long champion for the battle to end the global water and sanitation crisis. He quickly realized that to make a real impact, he'd need additional expertise. Enter civil and environmental engineer Gary White. After quitting his consulting job to launch a nonprofit in 1990, he'd become an internationally recognized water and sanitation expert. A chance encounter would set these two unlikely allies on a decades-long mission to bring safe water and sanitation to the world. Through first-hand accounts of setbacks and triumphs in projects spanning across the world, The Worth of Water illuminates the challenges of building and scaling market-based financial solutions to the global water crisis--and ultimately, empower communities and individuals to make long-lasting investments in their own wellbeing"--c| Provided by publisher.;

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The worth of water our story of chasing solutions to the world's greatest challenge / Gary White and Matt Damon.

Author/creator	White, Gary
Other author	Damon, Matt.
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	[New York] : Portfolio/Penguin, [2022]
Description	224 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost
Subjects	Water-supply--Developing countries. Right to water--Developing countries.

Contents	What the hell is the "water issue"? -- The water decade -- The big idea -- The meet-cute -- Water.org begins -- The big idea, take two -- The world moves -- Venture philanthropy -- The wave.
Abstract	"From the founders of nonprofits Water.org & WaterEquity Gary White and Matt Damon, the incredible true story of two unlikely allies on a mission to end the global water crisis for good. When Oscar-winning actor Matt Damon visited rural Zambia in 2006, the last thing he expected was to become a life-long champion for the battle to end the global water and sanitation crisis. He quickly realized that to make a real impact, he'd need additional expertise. Enter civil and environmental engineer Gary White. After quitting his consulting job to launch a nonprofit in 1990, he'd become an internationally recognized water and sanitation expert. A chance encounter would set these two unlikely allies on a decades-long mission to bring safe water and sanitation to the world. Through first-hand accounts of setbacks and triumphs in projects spanning across the world, The Worth of Water illuminates the challenges of building and scaling market-based financial solutions to the global water crisis--and ultimately, empower communities and individuals to make long-lasting investments in their own wellbeing"-- Provided by publisher.
General note	Place of publication from publisher's website.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-218) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2021053962
ISBN	9780593189979 hardcover
ISBN	0593189973 hardcover
ISBN	electronic book

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