Sunday, March 11, 2007

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Ramaswamy R. Iyer

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
An environmental lawyer and activist and the son of Robert F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has had a longstanding career in dealing with environmental issues around the in the Unites States and around the world. Educated and graduated from Harvard University, and specializing in environmental law, RFK Jr. has dedicated his life and political outlook on environmental issues facing the world today.
More specifically, RFK Jr. seeks ways in which to solve water crises around the world, and more recently, those affecting India; he is part of the umbrella organization Waterkeeper Alliance, who seek to discuss issues of water and promote legal action.*

*(Information about Robert F. Kennedy Jr. obtained from the site: http://www.robertfkennedyjr.com/about.html)

Ramaswamy R. Iyer
Ramaswamy R. Iyer started and organized India’s first ever National Water Policy in 1987, and continues to seek opportunities regarding policy making and activism to bring about awareness to prevailing issues of water depletion in areas around the world, especially in India, where he served as the former Secretary of Water for the nation’s government. Iyer has published a multitude of works on water and dams in relation to people, policy and the quality of life in general.*

*(Information about Ramaswamy R. Iyer obtained from the site:http://www.adb.org/Water/Champions/iyer.asp)

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