Books for World Water Day

By Coll Rowe | March 17 2026 | General

For World Water Day on March 22nd, we are sharing a collection of books that educate on the global water crisis and how direct action can solve it. Our list also includes books about pollution, sustainability, and the history of water.

The Worth of Water
The Worth of Water
Our Story of Chasing Solutions to the World's Greatest Challenge
Matt Damon, Gary White
9780593189979
From the founders of nonprofits Water.org & WaterEquity Gary White and Matt Damon, the incredible true story of two unlikely allies on a mission to end the global water crisis for good.
$27.00 US
Mar 29, 2022
Hardcover
240 Pages
Portfolio
Thirst
Thirst
A Story of Redemption, Compassion, and a Mission to Bring Clean Water to the World
Scott Harrison
9781524762865
From the founder of the world-renowned nonprofit charity: water, a New York Times bestselling narrative about redemption, second chances, and the transformative power in all of us.
$20.00 US
Sep 08, 2020
Paperback
336 Pages
Crown Currency
Water
Water
A Biography
Giulio Boccaletti
9780525566007

Spanning millennia and continents, here is a stunningly revealing history of how the distribution of water has shaped human civilization.

$20.00 US
Oct 18, 2022
Paperback
400 Pages
Vintage
The Water Defenders
The Water Defenders
How Ordinary People Saved a Country from Corporate Greed
John Cavanagh, Robin Broad
9780807055403

The David and Goliath story of ordinary people in El Salvador who rallied together with international allies to prevent a global mining corporation from poisoning the country’s main water source.

$16.95 US
Mar 29, 2022
Paperback
224 Pages
Beacon Press
Superman's Not Coming
Superman's Not Coming
Our National Water Crisis and What We the People Can Do About It
Erin Brockovich
9780525434597

Clean water is as basic to life on planet Earth as hydrogen or oxygen. In her long-awaited book—her first to reckon with the condition of water on our planet—Erin Brockovich shows us what’s at stake.

$19.00 US
Apr 20, 2021
Paperback
400 Pages
Vintage
Thirst
Thirst
The Global Quest to Solve the Water Crisis
Filippo Menga
9781804290712

A groundbreaking account of the worsening global water crisis corporations and non-profits have failed to address.

$24.95 US
Jul 01, 2025
Paperback
208 Pages
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