Comments for Water for the Ages http://waterfortheages.org Embracing, Investigating, Educating, and Advocating - International Water Issues Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:59:05 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on World Toilet Day – 2009 by Giving Thanks : AWRA Water Blog http://waterfortheages.org/2009/11/19/world-toilet-day-2009/#comment-2317 Giving Thanks : AWRA Water Blog Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:59:05 +0000 http://waterfortheages.org/?p=1423#comment-2317 [...] Water For the Ages: World Toilet Day – 2009 [...] [...] Water For the Ages: World Toilet Day – 2009 [...]

]]> Comment on ABOUT by sameerali http://waterfortheages.org/about/#comment-2299 sameerali Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:27:23 +0000 #comment-2299 I am very fascinated by this blog. Recently I am searching about water journalism, but I didn’t get any authentic information about water journalism. Your blog is very helpful to anyone who interested in water and water related issues. I don’t know why you have not noticed below mentioned invasion of multi-national companies on natural resources. I am very fascinated by this blog. Recently I am searching about water journalism, but I didn’t get any authentic information about water journalism. Your blog is very helpful to anyone who interested in water and water related issues. I don’t know why you have not noticed below mentioned invasion of multi-national companies on natural resources.

]]> Comment on WATER ORGANIZATIONS by Willem Tijssen http://waterfortheages.org/international-water-organizations/#comment-2292 Willem Tijssen Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:45:21 +0000 http://waterfortheages.wordpress.com/international-water-organizations/#comment-2292 Hi John, This is a great site and we added one of your videos at our WaterChannel Television Group. You and your readers/visitors are invited to join the WaterSite Community at www.watersite.ning.com. Regards Willem Tijssen (Founder) Hi John,

This is a great site and we added one of your videos at our WaterChannel Television Group. You and your readers/visitors are invited to join the WaterSite Community at http://www.watersite.ning.com.

Regards
Willem Tijssen
(Founder)

]]> Comment on Kakamega Youth Talk About Water Problems in Kenya by Janine Pritt http://waterfortheages.org/2009/07/08/kakamega-youth-talk-about-water-problems-in-kenya/#comment-2267 Janine Pritt Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:21:56 +0000 http://waterfortheages.org/?p=1160#comment-2267 I went out to Africa last summer to search out places to do water projects. My first stop was the Kakamega school for the deaf. When I got there I realized these kids needed alot more than just water. There living conditions are horrible. I have worked alot in Africa mostly with orphans. These kids are treated worse because they are deaf. It is a very big problem, and they need all the help they can get. I went out to Africa last summer to search out places to do water projects. My first stop was the Kakamega school for the deaf. When I got there I realized these kids needed alot more than just water. There living conditions are horrible. I have worked alot in Africa mostly with orphans. These kids are treated worse because they are deaf. It is a very big problem, and they need all the help they can get.

]]> Comment on My Soon-to-be Journey to India: An Arghyam Internship by parviz t. http://waterfortheages.org/2009/07/25/my-soon-to-be-journey-to-india-an-arghyam-internship/#comment-2179 parviz t. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:00:11 +0000 http://waterfortheages.org/?p=1201#comment-2179 i am student 2nd years ,msc applied geology at mysore university and i interested to doing dissertation in arghyam. my favarite subject is water pollution by using rs and gis. if it is possible help me! thank you i am student 2nd years ,msc applied geology at mysore university and i interested to doing dissertation in arghyam.
my favarite subject is water pollution by using rs and gis.
if it is possible help me!
thank you

]]> Comment on ABOUT by Bill Hawthorne http://waterfortheages.org/about/#comment-2173 Bill Hawthorne Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:11:32 +0000 #comment-2173 Greetings, My name is Bill Hawthorne, and I represent maacenter.org, a leading web resource for asbestos exposure and mesothelioma cancer information. Our organization is dedicated to increasing awareness of the terrible health consequences of asbestos exposure. I found your site through a search and decided to contact you because of its high environmental and green presence which is extremely important in our movement. The promotion of how buildings should now be built using sustainable green products to avoid asbestos and mesothelioma as well as the awareness of past buildings and preventative steps in avoiding asbestos exposure are extremely important. My goal is to get a resource link on your site or even to provide a guest posting to be placed. I look forward to hearing from you. Please feel free to check out our website. Thank you for your time and consideration--AMAZING BLOG!! Bill Hawthorne bhawthorne@maacenter.org MAA Center is now on Twitter – follow us @maacenter Greetings,

My name is Bill Hawthorne, and I represent maacenter.org, a leading web resource for asbestos exposure and mesothelioma cancer information. Our organization is dedicated to increasing awareness of the terrible health consequences of asbestos exposure.

I found your site through a search and decided to contact you because of its high environmental and green presence which is extremely important in our movement. The promotion of how buildings should now be built using sustainable green products to avoid asbestos and mesothelioma as well as the awareness of past buildings and preventative steps in avoiding asbestos exposure are extremely important. My goal is to get a resource link on your site or even to provide a guest posting to be placed.

I look forward to hearing from you. Please feel free to check out our website. Thank you for your time and consideration–AMAZING BLOG!!

Bill Hawthorne
bhawthorne@maacenter.org
MAA Center is now on Twitter – follow us @maacenter

]]> Comment on Kids and Songs for Safe Water and Good Hygiene in Tamil Nadu by Kid Music http://waterfortheages.org/2009/10/12/kids-and-songs-for-safe-water-and-good-hygiene-in-tamil-nadu/#comment-2165 Kid Music Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:37:03 +0000 http://waterfortheages.org/?p=1369#comment-2165 I'm glad to have visited your blog and good to know you! I find it interesting and informative video. I’m glad to have visited your blog and good to know you! I find it interesting and informative video.

]]> Comment on WATER ORGANIZATIONS by JenniferM http://waterfortheages.org/international-water-organizations/#comment-2159 JenniferM Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:21:19 +0000 http://waterfortheages.wordpress.com/international-water-organizations/#comment-2159 Is anyone aware of organizations currently working on combating desertification and water quality issues in Sub-saharan regions of Africa that could use environmental engineers? Is anyone aware of organizations currently working on combating desertification and water quality issues in Sub-saharan regions of Africa that could use environmental engineers?

]]> Comment on WATER IN INDIA by shweta kishore http://waterfortheages.org/wfta-india/#comment-2143 shweta kishore Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:31:55 +0000 http://waterfortheages.org/?page_id=1300#comment-2143 We have recently produced a 65 minute feature documentary film titled, The Rising Wave (English subtitles) examining the social, cultural and economic effects of water privatisation using a range of case studies in India. In particular the film examines three areas of the process of privatisation of water. The change in the status of water in India from a public common to a private commodity. The resultant urbanization of water to generate both economic and political capital. The separation of water, which has a deep cultural significance, from the wider Indian society. The film initially documents the collective usage of water and its association with spiritual value. In Varanasi (North India) boatmen have survived for generations through fishing and transporting people and goods. Throughout Chattisgarh (Central India) a network of communal ponds provides water to villages all year round. Village ponds are thus revered and have folk legends connected with them. The film then proceeds to examine different instances of privatisation and the consequences for the concerned local communities. In Tehri (in the Himalayan foothills)) the government of India has constructed a dam, essentially to provide water to the Metropolis of Delhi more than 300km away. The Dam has resulted in the submergence of the historical town of Tehri and more than 150 surrounding villages, leading to a loss of livelihood and community networks. In Chattisgarh a 23.6 km stretch of the famous Sheonath river has been leased to a private water company to supply water to the nearby industrial estate. The company has constructed an anicut and a reservoir. As a result villages downstream have lost their farms and way of life as the river has stopped flowing. Finally in Mehendigunj near Varanasi, the film speaks to small-scale farmers whose food crops have suffered as a result of the building of a Coca Cola bottling plant that has depleted the ground water table of the surrounding area. Vandana Shiva, one of the world's leading ecologists, comments throughout the film on the privatisation of water and its inherent pitfalls and inequalities, particularly for the rural poor, a group that still constitute the majority of the Indian population. contact www.yaskdesai.com for more information We have recently produced a 65 minute feature documentary film titled, The Rising Wave (English subtitles) examining the social, cultural and economic effects of water privatisation using a range of case studies in India.

In particular the film examines three areas of the process of privatisation of water.

The change in the status of water in India from a public common to a private commodity.
The resultant urbanization of water to generate both economic and political capital.
The separation of water, which has a deep cultural significance, from the wider Indian society.
The film initially documents the collective usage of water and its association with spiritual value. In Varanasi (North India) boatmen have survived for generations through fishing and transporting people and goods. Throughout Chattisgarh (Central India) a network of communal ponds provides water to villages all year round. Village ponds are thus revered and have folk legends connected with them.

The film then proceeds to examine different instances of privatisation and the consequences for the concerned local communities.
In Tehri (in the Himalayan foothills)) the government of India has constructed a dam, essentially to provide water to the Metropolis of Delhi more than 300km away. The Dam has resulted in the submergence of the historical town of Tehri and more than 150 surrounding villages, leading to a loss of livelihood and community networks.

In Chattisgarh a 23.6 km stretch of the famous Sheonath river has been leased to a private water company to supply water to the nearby industrial estate. The company has constructed an anicut and a reservoir. As a result villages downstream have lost their farms and way of life as the river has stopped flowing.

Finally in Mehendigunj near Varanasi, the film speaks to small-scale farmers whose food crops have suffered as a result of the building of a Coca Cola bottling plant that has depleted the ground water table of the surrounding area.

Vandana Shiva, one of the world’s leading ecologists, comments throughout the film on the privatisation of water and its inherent pitfalls and inequalities, particularly for the rural poor, a group that still constitute the majority of the Indian population.
contact http://www.yaskdesai.com for more information

]]> Comment on WATER IN INDIA by Daniele Labadie http://waterfortheages.org/wfta-india/#comment-2141 Daniele Labadie Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:41:56 +0000 http://waterfortheages.org/?page_id=1300#comment-2141 Hello I'm amazed at your blog which I find fascinating. I was looking for teaching materials and ideas for my sudents on the water issue and I would like to thank you for your enthusiasm and all the information you provide. I hope you have a great time in India and I'll certainly try to read your blog regularly Take care. Daniele Hello
I’m amazed at your blog which I find fascinating. I was looking for teaching materials and ideas for my sudents on the water issue and I would like to thank you for your enthusiasm and all the information you provide.
I hope you have a great time in India and I’ll certainly try to read your blog regularly
Take care.
Daniele

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