Author Archives: Jonathan Grant

About Jonathan Grant

Water governance researcher with an LLM in Water Governance and Conflict Resolution from the IHP-HELP Centre for Water Law, Policy and Science and UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education. This followed my MSc in International Political Economy at the LSE. Water as you may be able to guess, fascinates me. My studies focus on the nexus of politics, economics, and behaviors of actors on an international scale. I spend most of my free time reading non-fiction or involved in rugby.

Ontario’s Water Future

Posted on October 10, 2012

Yesterday, I attended a very interesting panel discussion focusing on Ontario’s water future and the province’s ability to be a hub of innovation in water technology. Here are my impressions and takeaways from the discussion. The event was hosted by … Continue reading →

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Expert networks for water, part 1

Posted on October 8, 2012

In any discipline it is important to have a means of knowledge exchange. No more so than in water where there are two types of interdisciplinary knowledge at play, thoroughly complicating the global understanding of water. These two types of … Continue reading →

Posted in Data Links, Expert Networks, Research, Taxonomy of Water Organizations, Uncategorized, WASH, Water | Leave a comment

Water Think Tanks, part 2

Posted on September 25, 2012

“Getting good data on the many issues related to freshwater has long been a challenge.” The World’s Water Water think tanks provide a means of gathering data and understanding of global water issues. Like the many issues surrounding water, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Data Links, Drinking Water, Market Solutions, Social Enterprise, Taxonomy of Water Organizations, Think Tanks, Uncategorized, United Nations, Water, Women | Leave a comment

Friday Swim, links to 5 water articles from the week of August 14th.

Posted on September 14, 2012

Former world leaders sound alarm on global water crisis By: The Canadian Press A group of former world leaders discussed the impending global water crisis. It details a report from the InterAction Council on how the growing population will affect … Continue reading →

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Water Think Tanks, part 1

Posted on September 13, 2012

“The true values of water are still not reflected in all water related decision-making” John Joyce, SIWI There are many research institutions dedicated to understanding water utilization and management. Water is the sole purpose at a number of such institutions. … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, Data Links, Irrigation, Nile River Basin, River Basin, Taxonomy of Water Organizations, Think Tanks, Transboundary, WASH, Water | Leave a comment

Regional Development Banks role in water; part 2 of a series on development banks and water.

Posted on September 4, 2012

“A prolonged period of low public investments in irrigation has resulted in poor service to farmers, which in turn is demotivating farmers from making their own investments in agricultural inputs.” Wouter Arriens, Lead Water Resources Specialist ADB Development Banks loan … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, Data Links, Development Banks, Drinking Water, Irrigation, River Basin, Taxonomy of Water Organizations, Transboundary, Uncategorized, WASH, Water | Leave a comment

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

Posted on August 31, 2012

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

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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