Dr. Frederick Lee, Executive Director of the Water Centre, recently delivered a talk, entitled “The Ripple Effects of Water Conservation: Why Should We Care?”, at Swire Properties. Using a storytelling approach, he shared with the audience the significance of adopting water saving practices. In the talk, Dr. Lee emphasized the environmental benefits of water conservation, which many people might have overlooked. By revealing the hidden connections between water consumption, climate change and biodiversity, Dr. Lee offered the audience some compelling reasons to take individual actions to conserve freshwater—a most precious natural resource.