Absorbing red photons : work in progress

The e-book, edited by Suzon Fuks, brings together international contributions from leading authors on water, scientists, artists, ecologists, activists and local communities all raising awareness and responding to contemporary debates about water. The symposium, held 17-23 March 2014, included four hundred and fifty participants; from thirty-four countries across five continents, who interacted with the audience ‘live’ on the internet and in eighteen physical venues or ‘nodes’ in Colombia, Australia, Greece, Taiwan, USA, Poland, Italy, Israel, Mexico, UK, Morocco, New Zealand and Tunisia, through Waterwheel, an online platform dedicated to water. The symposium also involved s strand dedicated to inter-generational dialogue involving youth organisations.