Tag Archives: water
Water, Sanitation, and the 2010 G8 Summit
From June 25 to June 26, leaders from eight of the “major advanced economies” in the world will converge for the G8 Summit in Canada to discuss important matters. PM Harper from Canada said this year’s Summit will focus on … Continue reading
Filed under conference, politics, water events
10 Facts on Women and Water
10 Facts on Women and Water Above Photo: Generations of women and girls. Women and children fetch the majority of water for household uses in rural areas. Often this keeps them from attending school or working at a job. The … Continue reading
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“Women Need Water Rights, Not Just Technologies” by Masum Momaya
Just finished an interesting article examining roles and limitations of technology for solving problems in water access, planning, and management for women around the world. “In poor communities, technologies are often touted as panaceas for poverty. For women in productive … Continue reading
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
Water for the Ages in India: Impressions of H20 in Bangalore
Thursday was my first day in Bengaluru (aka Bangalore). Before arriving, it was impossible for me to comprehend the size of the city. Bangalore is huge with a population of around 6.5 million people. This is the largest city that … Continue reading
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
Kakamega Youth Talk About Water Problems in Kenya
Youth are our future and our future depends on water. In the last Visions of Water, Visions of Life interview, students at the Kakamega School for the Deaf talked about water and life in Kenya. They were asked: What do … Continue reading
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
Water from Air: Alchemy or Reality
Now, I do not state my support for this new water technology, but Air-Water Corp – a Florida-based outfit – claims to have created a machine that will effectively extract humidity from the air to produce 25 to 5,000 liters … Continue reading
Filed under drinking water, general, india, international, technology, water availability, water treatment
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
