Social marketing to address water shortage fears: Is water a privilege or a right?

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The University of Kent's Ben Lowe unpicks the challenges of promoting water-saving in rainy Britain

Sir James Bevan, CEO of the Environment Agency, recently addressed a water conference and declared climate change and population growth were an existential threat to water security in the UK. These...

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