Tag Archives: sustainability
20 Water Facts (by Charity Water)
Another humble reminder brought to you by Charity Water.
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
13-Gallon Challenge – WRAP UP
Well, I made it. Yesterday was the last day of my 13-Gallon Challenge. All told, this was a completely worthwhile project. I had two goals at the beginning of the challenge: 1) to better understand my daily water use habits, … Continue reading
Filed under drinking water, international, outreach, sustainability
A Quick Story on Water in Africa
In Africa, there is a young girl named Christina. She lives with her family in a small village in rural Ghana in West Africa. Ghana is close the equator with a tropical climate, but each year over eight months may … Continue reading
Filed under africa, drinking water, drought, film, international, outreach, rivers, sustainability, water availability
Kid Power = Well Water
Kids twirl around on a Merry Go-Round while water is pumped into a large reservoir holding tank. The PlayPump, under PlayPump International, is not cheap by any means at 14,000 dollars for one system, but is supposed to be more … Continue reading
Filed under technology
UN GEO-4 Report Released and Outlook for Water Dire
No, it is not a radical environmental group sounding the call this time around. It is the United Nations – Environment Programme, with the recent release of the report: UNEP Global Environmental Outlook: Environment for Development (GEO-4). This report assesses … Continue reading
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Climate Change and Global River Flow – How Will Countries Prepare or Adapt?
A recent posting on Science Daily, an on-line science news source, highlights research in collaboration with the University of Maryland – Center for Environmental Sciences on climate change and river flows. The article, Climate change and the world’s river basins: … Continue reading
Filed under climate change
New Book on India’s Water Crisis and Global Water Crisis
Parvathi Menon of The Hindu (India’s National Newspaper) writes a review on the recently released book (August 2007): Towards Water Wisdom: Limits, Justice, and Harmony by Ramaswamy R. Iyer Mr. Iyer is a leading water expert in India most known … Continue reading
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Will micro-financing or micro-franchising increase the use of water purification in homes in developing countries?
This is a question that faculty and students from the University of North Carolina – School of Public Health in collaboration with the Kenan-Flagler Business School and the Kenan Institute-Asia will attempt to answer, according to a UNC Press Release … Continue reading
Filed under asia, technology, water treatment
Water Shortages Cease During Her Majesty’s Stay in the Capital of Uganda
British monarch Queen Elizabeth II will be visiting Kampala City in Uganda for the Commonwealth Summit held in late November of 2007. The Commonwealth Organization is formed of 53 states of former British Colonies. During the Commonwealth Summit, these heads … Continue reading
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