Category Archives: film
Don’t Let it Drop – PSA-a-thon Series
Are you ready for your daily dose of H20 packaged into a handy-dandy Public Service Announcement? Well, I hope so. Today’s PSA is from WaterAid. It was created to encourage world leaders to make toilets a priority at the upcoming … Continue reading
Filed under drinking water, film, outreach, PSA-a-thon Series, sanitation, united nations
The Guarani Project: An Upcoming Documentary
As you may know, I’m intrigued by new films about water. An upcoming documentary, The Guarani Project, looks to provide a balanced perspective of water-management challenges surrounding the Guarani Aquifer in South America. The Guarani Aquifer is one of the … Continue reading
Filed under film, groundwater, hydrogeology, south america
Lakes Important to Urban Areas: The Bangalore Example
Bangalore in Karnataka, India was once a city of lakes (aka tanks). Around 1,792 lakes existed there 500 years ago (most built by the city’s founder). In the 1960s, about 280 lakes were left. An estimated 70 to 80 lakes … Continue reading
Filed under drought, film, groundwater, india, lakes
Water for the Ages in India: Two Weeks at Arghyam
Two weeks ago I started my internship, and time has been traveling at unstoppable speeds. I am over my jetlag, learning to cross the road without getting pummeled, increasing my caffeine tolerance by drinking chai and coffee daily, making new … Continue reading
Filed under drinking water, film, india, outreach, sustainability, urban areas
Are you ready for a global-water multimedia adventure?
Already today, I have been able to visit people and places in Yemen, India, Mexico, Niger, and Kenya to learn more about local and global water issues. How, you may ask? Easy, I reply – The Water Channel. The Water … Continue reading
Filed under united nations, film, water availability, animation, art, community
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
Happy World Water Day!
Don’t forget, it’s World Water Day. The first World Water Day was originally declared by the United Nations General Assembly on March 22, 1993. This annual designation is meant to focus international attention on global water problems and solutions. Each … Continue reading
Filed under film, groundwater, united nations
One Water.org
I’m not sure if you noticed, but water journalism is becoming the next big thing. And, you know, this is really great because it will encourage more people to pay attention to world water supplies, conserve water, work on water … Continue reading
Filed under drinking water, film, water availability
LA Tap Project – PSA-a-thon Series
Yes, it’s true. I am a sucker for any great Public Service Announcement (PSA) relating to water. If produced right, sometimes these PSAs have the ability to intrigue me, bring a smile to my face, educate me, and move me … Continue reading
Filed under drinking water, film, general, groundwater, india, outreach, 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
