THE BOOK
“Climate and small-scale water cycles: solutions from the new water paradigm”

Restoring climate stability through small-scale water cycles

By transforming natural areas into increasingly intensively farmed and urbanised land, human activity has caused widespread drying out and accelerated rainwater run-off. Small-scale water cycles, resulting from the natural evaporation within ecosystems, have been severely affected.

By restoring them, it is possible to:

– address the conflicting challenges of climate change (drought, flooding, erosion, etc.),
– strengthen and preserve biodiversity,
– recreate cooler and more humid microclimates, thereby contributing to global climate stability.

The authors of this book present a detailed and well-researched study. They also offer simple, practical solutions that deliver rapid results.

Published in English in 2007, this visionary book laid the foundations for a broad movement of awareness and action across the globe.
It is more relevant than ever. Its solutions can be implemented by institutions and governments, but also by each and every one of us, to improve our water management and mitigate climate change from the local to the global level.