In speaking at the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, Sadhviji – who chaired the event – set the tone of the valedictory panel by sharing, “A large part of what’s happening to our land, water and air is in our hands. We speak so frequently about our dire global water shortage, global land shortage and global food shortage however what we are suffering from most is a global consciousness shortage. If we raise our consciousness and therefore change our behaviour and choices, we will be able to take care of all other shortages.” In response to the beautiful children who had opened the event sharing their concerns and fears, she said, “If we took even 25% of the time that we spend working to give our children money and opportunity and spent it working for water, we could give our children not only financial security but also a healthy planet with clean water, air and soil.”