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description: Robert Brears is the Founder of Our Future Water and Author of Urban Water Security, The Green Economy and the Water-Energy-Food Nexus as well as Blue and Green Cities. His widely published works surround issues such as water security and water resource management, following research Brears has conducted around the world, including Antarctica.
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