Monthly Archives: August 2012

Friday Swim, links to 5 interesting water articles from the week of August 31st.

Posted on August 31, 2012 by

World food prices rose 10% in July, pushed by Midwest drought By: Ricardo Lopez This article describes the rise in global food prices. Hardest hit are those in some of the poorest places in the world such as South Sudan. … Continue reading →

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Friday Swim, links to 5 interesting water articles from the week of August 24th.

Posted on August 24, 2012 by

Thousands being moved from China’s Three Gorges dam – again By: Sui-Lee Wee The Three Gorges Dam which has already displaced 1.3 million people may require the relocation of 100,000 more. This is due to the variation in water levels … Continue reading →

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The World Bank’s role in water: part 1 of a series on development banks and water.

Posted on August 20, 2012 by

“While the percent of population with access to improved facilities increased since 1990 in all regions, the number of people living without access has increased due to slow progress and population growth. In 2008, 2.6 billion people had still no … Continue reading →

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Friday Swim, links to 6 interesting water articles from the week of August 17th.

Posted on August 17, 2012 by

Bill Gates looks to new toilets to improve world sanitation BBC This article describes the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s competition to design new toilets. The winning design was from a team from California Institute of Technology. Don’t Waste The … Continue reading →

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Water, gold, and the new colonialism

Posted on August 17, 2012 by

There are many predictions that the next wars will be fought over water. It makes sense as they have been fought over other commodities in the past; such as shiny metals, drugs, and oil. There are terrible atrocities associated with … Continue reading →

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The United Nations Role in Water Part 5; agricultural approaches to water

Posted on August 14, 2012 by

“The daily drinking water requirement per person is 2-4 litres, but it takes 2,000 to 5,000 litres of water to produce one person’s daily food.” FAO The United Nations role in water is important for billions of people who find … Continue reading →

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Friday Swim, links to 5 interesting water articles from the week of August 10th.

Posted on August 10, 2012 by

Human Right to Water and Sanitation Remains a Political Mirage By: Thalif Deen Even though the UN passed a resolution 2 years ago on the human right to water and sanitation it still remains to be fully implemented. As this … Continue reading →

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How can Star Wars like technology save lives on earth?

Posted on August 9, 2012 by

Owen Lars: “What I really need is a droid that understands the binary language of moisture vaporators.” C-3PO: “Vaporators? Sir, my first job was programming binary loadlifters—very similar to your vaporators in most respects.“ Who can forget Star Wars: Episode … Continue reading →

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