Tag Archives: international water
The New and Improved India Water Portal
An updated India Water Portal was just released, and my internship is at the same place as the people that designed this great website. Here is what they have to say about the remade site: India Water Portal (http://indiawaterportal.org) is … Continue reading
Filed under india, outreach, technology
My Soon-to-be Journey to India: An Arghyam Internship
Life has been bustling as I prepare for an internship in India. This year, I was accepted for an internship with Arghyam – an NGO that works on water and sanitation projects across India – in Bangalore. This internship is … Continue reading
Filed under community, drinking water, general, india, ngo, sanitation, water availability, water justice
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 animation, art, community, film, united nations, water availability
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 africa, drinking water, film, groundwater, outreach, water availability, water conflict
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
YouthNoise DROP Campaign
Lately, I’ve been so busy with grad school that I’ve neglected my blog. Luckily, there are people like those over at the Youth Noise Drop Campaign still working tirelessly to improve global water and sanitation conditions. Previously, I let you … Continue reading
Filed under drinking water, international, outreach, sustainability, water availability
Blue Planet Run: The Race to Provide Safe Drinking Water to the World – A Book Review
As readers of Water for the Ages may have noticed, I’ve been on an extended holiday break (to visit family in East Tennessee). Arriving back to the Pacific Northwest, my mailbox was full with letters, bills, Christmas Cards, and other … Continue reading
Dammed if we do, dammed if we don’t…
A friend sent along these great videos of a coffer dam being breached in super-fast speed. This video has since circulated the Internet extensively, but in case you haven’t seen it yet… Marmot Dam Removal – ‘largest dam removal in … Continue reading
Filed under architecture, audio, dam, drinking water, economy, energy, floods, general, international, sustainability, technology
Global Water Grants – You decide who gets ‘em!
Ashoka’s Changemakers and Global Water Challenge are asking for your opinion on the project proposals for their recent competition: Tapping Local Innovation: Unclogging the Water and Sanitation Crisis. Three winners will be chosen to receive a 5,000 dollar grant for “innovative … Continue reading
Filed under general, groundwater, hydrogeology, international, outreach, rainwater, research, sustainability, technology, water awards
“K2K – In Search of Water” – India Water Tour
One man’s dream will soon raise the world’s awareness about the complexity of water challenges occurring in India. Beginning on Saturday, April 26th in Bangalore, CS Sharada Prasad will travel 19,000 km (11,807 m) on motorbike to document the meaning … Continue reading
Filed under climate change, drinking water, drought, floods, groundwater, hydrogeology, india, international, outreach, rivers, sustainability, technology, water availability
