Sisyphean Struggle or Pyrrhic Victory?

PROBLEMY EKOROZWOJU – PROBLEMS OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 2014, vol. 9, no 2, 73-77

6 Pages Posted: 12 Aug 2014

See all articles by G. Venkatesh

G. Venkatesh

Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)

Date Written: June 11, 2014

Abstract

The first two words in the headline allude to a never-ending pursuit of something which is elusive – say sustainability, with this endless and dogged keeping-on taking the name sustainable development. The last two would indicate that what we are talking about could be a zero-sum game. Whether or not even a Pyrrhic victory would be attained when it comes to sustaining the water resources on Terra Firma, is difficult to say, realistically speaking. A struggle it promises to be, nevertheless…partly-Sisyphean. As the Norwegian explorer, scientist and environmentalist Thor Heyerdahl said, Life originated in the sea. All life on land is dependent on the unique hydrological cycle which has been designed so meticulously by Nature. Mankind needs to work together with Nature, so that both are saved.

Keywords: climate change, water scarcity, clean water, water resources management, water-energy nexus

JEL Classification: O13, Q20, Q32, Q41, R11, M14

Suggested Citation

Venkatesh, G., Sisyphean Struggle or Pyrrhic Victory? (June 11, 2014). PROBLEMY EKOROZWOJU – PROBLEMS OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 2014, vol. 9, no 2, 73-77 , Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2478617

G. Venkatesh (Contact Author)

Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) ( email )

Høgskoleringen
Trondheim NO-7491, 7491
Norway

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