Category Archives: Drinking Water

Water Think Tanks, part 2

Posted on September 25, 2012 by

“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 →

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

Posted on September 4, 2012 by

“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 →

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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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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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Friday Swim, links to 5 interesting water articles from the week of August 3rd.

Posted on August 3, 2012 by

San Antonio has turned its water treatment plant into a gold mine By: Charles Fishman This is an article that describes how San Antonio is selling the byproduct of water treatment and making a large amount of money. It is … Continue reading →

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Bottled water is a first world problem disguised as a third world problem.

Posted on August 2, 2012 by

If you are reading this on the internet, you probably have heard the term ‘first world problem’ which means that you face a problem that requires you to already have a very high standard of living. An example of a … Continue reading →

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