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INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY 071(WHO 2016), which is set to worsen due to population growth and increasing industrialisation. Without System Change, millions more people will die each year with further losses in biodiversity and ecosystems, undermining prosperity and global efforts for a sustainable future. “GLOBAL WILL” NEEDED TO FOSTER CHANGE This Thought Paper introduces a genuine opportunity for Humanity to transform our world from one devastated by marine and atmospheric pollution, mining and oil spills, and climate change to one that embraces Nature. It requires the Global Community to facilitate a shift in paradigm. The scientific and economic benefits of mining ‘‘WasteWater’’ resonate with good sense. The critical next step must be the creation of global will with firm commitment at all levels to invest the necessary human and financial capital for its implementation.In direct support, Baleen Filters (Australia) would fast-track technology transfer through strategic arrangements which encourage locally built technology at local pricing so as to expedite Change and limit the carbon footprint in full pursuit of such a momentous undertaking.Baleen Filters’ vision for a green future centres upon ending marine pollution by deploying containerised plant to each and every outfall location; to harvest ‘‘waste-energy’’ for ancillary power generation (on a carbon-positive basis) while simultaneously reclaiming ‘‘water-nutrients’’ for ‘‘fit-for-purpose’’ irrigation (on an eco-sustainable basis). In turn, this process of ‘‘Community by Community’’ change will help to alleviate drought and poverty while combating climate change simply by returning natural order to Earth’s ecosystems. Peer reviewed economic models support an investment return measured in months.‘‘A single idea, well-timed and thoroughly researched, can change the fate of many.’’Kevin Westerling ‘On New Water Technology’ 2016If we acknowledge that in any ecosystem ALL is inter-linked, that what impacts one part impacts all parts and that symbiotic relationships must be preserved, then Humanity and Nature can and will coexist. Perhaps in the process we may discover Eden.‘‘Climate Change presents our global family with the opportunity to embark on a path of spiritual ‘renewal’ defined by deeper awareness and greater ecological action. Every act to protect and care for all beings connects us to one another, deepening the spiritual dimension of our lives. We must reflect on the true nature of our interrelationships to the Earth. It is not a resource for us to exploit at our will. It is a sacred inheritance and a precious home which we must protect.’’Interfaith Climate Change Statement to World Leaders on 18 April 2016. ■ABOUT YURI OBSTYuri Obst is an internationally experienced chemical engineer and environmental scientist, Founder and CEO of Baleen Filters. Mr Obst invented the unique self-cleaning filter/separator (known as Baleen) during his doctorate at the University of South Australia, where he was initially employed and where he completed some 27 projects on Cleaner Production.Above: Yuri Obst with clean-safe ‘‘Water’’ from ‘‘WasteWater’’ in just 3 steps