Category Archives: africa
The World Cup, Water, and Sanitation – PSA-a-thon Series
Many around the world have just finished watching the USA vs. Algeria game in South Africa. USA won the match (1-0) and will be able to continue to play in the 2010 World Cup. I’m VERY happy with the final … Continue reading
Filed under africa, community, drinking water, international, outreach, sanitation, south africa, video, water availability
A Perpetuum Jazzile Rainstorm
Hear the sounds of a summer rainstorm – drizzle, then showers come down harder, a torrent complete with thunder and lightning – and as quick as it arrived, the storm dies down. All of these sounds and others a cappella … Continue reading
Kakamega Youth Talk About Water Problems in Kenya
Youth are our future and our future depends on water. In the last Visions of Water, Visions of Life interview, students at the Kakamega School for the Deaf talked about water and life in Kenya. They were asked: What do … Continue reading
Visions of Water, Visions of Life: ECAG in Kenya
This is the second interview for the series Visions of Water, Visions of Life. Today’s interview is with Gibson Munanga. He is the director of an organization called Environmental Community Assistance Group (ECAG) working on water and land issues in … Continue reading
Charity Water – PSA-a-thon Series
Here is another Public Service Announcement (PSA) for the series. This PSA was created by the organization Charity Water to raise money for water-supply projects in Africa. Now my professor Aaron Wolf at Oregon State University might be a little … Continue reading
Filed under drinking water, groundwater, film, outreach, water availability, africa, water conflict
Sanitation Solutions: Three African Entrepreneurs
Most by now should know the facts: almost 2.6 billion people (40 percent) in the world do not have access to basic sanitation (for example: a toilet or water) and over 6,000 children die each day from dirty water and … Continue reading
Filed under africa, international, investments, sanitation, water awards
AfriGadget – WaterGadget
Have you ever heard of an Elephant Pump? Well, today I found out that an Elephant Pump is a low-cost well pump based on a type used in China over 2,000 years ago. It can be made with local materials … Continue reading
Filed under africa, international, technology
Water Gifts for a Cause
On Halloween, I had a lot of trick-or-treaters visit my home, but one small group of teenage girls was especially memorable. Sure, their Anime costumes were fabulous, but mostly what stood out was their cause. These teens weren’t trick-or-treating for … Continue reading
Filed under africa, drinking water, drought, general, outreach, sustainability
Prepaid Water Meters (the price of water)
As the recent disruption in the worldwide economy suggests, we have (for the most part) a global economic system. This economic system relies heavily on the concept of supply and demand. We allocate a price to anything tradeable in the … Continue reading
Filed under international, economy, technology, sustainability, drinking water, water availability, africa, water conflict
Dude, where’s my lake?
An estimated three hundred and four million of them across the globe, and yet still, researchers are noticing many inland lakes are beginning to dry. In Siberia, Central Asia, East Africa, and North America – the results are the same – … Continue reading
Filed under africa, agriculture, asia, audio, climate change, economy, general, lakes, rainwater, research, south america, sustainability, water availability
