Category Archives: agriculture
A Tribute to Women and Water by IWMI
Stunning and breathtaking visual imagery of women from around the world using water for drinking, cleaning, cooking, growing, working, praying, and living. This striking video was produced by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) for International Women’s Day on March … Continue reading
Filed under agriculture, community, gender, women
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
Update: 1,500 Farmers Commit Suicide in India
Recently, I drafted a post on a mass-suicide event (because of drought, dropping water levels, related crop failure, and mounting farm debt) in the state of Chhattisgarh based on news reports in the Belfast Telegraph, the Daily Times, and Alternet. … Continue reading
Filed under agriculture, india
“Wash Your Hands” and “Clean Your Plate” – World Water Week Wrap-Up
Less worldwide food waste and better global sanitation were urgent needs cited during this year’s World Water Week, from August 17th until August 23rd, organized by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) in Sweden. Over 2,400 science, business, government, and … Continue reading
Widespread Drought and Devastated Crops: The Middle East in 2008
The following words come to mind as I think of the Middle East – oil, Iraq, war, Palestine, Israel, and desert. I know, I know, many of the words on my list are mere impressions of media-induced messages, but one … Continue reading
Filed under agriculture, dam, drinking water, drought, economy, international, iraq, middle east, rivers, sustainability, water availability
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
Water Labels for Milk, Fruit, Meat and More
Into the local grocery store for my weekly accruals, I browse the aisles for items on my shopping list… Milk – 65 gallons of water for production per serving Cherries – 90 gallons of water for production per serving Eggs … Continue reading
Filed under agriculture, climate change, international, sustainability
Drying Up Palestine – A Documentary Film
“Shot on location in the West Bank over a period of almost a year, Drying up Palestine illustrates the stresses and strains imposed on Palestinian society by Israel’s almost total control over access to water and sewage facilities in the … Continue reading
Filed under agriculture, drinking water, film, groundwater, international, middle east
‘Water is Water’ – Newar Poet on Cultural Earth
Purna Bahadur Vaidya is a Newar Poet from Nepal with a collection of “84 poems refracted through water” in the language of Nepal Bhasa called LA LA KHA (WATER IS WATER). Wayne Amtzis (photographer and writer himself) sat down with … Continue reading
Filed under agriculture, asia, audio, hydrogeology, international, outreach, rivers
Natural Water Treatment in Ecuador
A village in Ecuador was recently recognized on World Water Day 2008 for an innovative yet simple approach to water treatment using aquatic lentil and water lettuce. The people of San Rafael de la Laguna, an indigenous community of 4,700, constructed a … Continue reading
