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Category Archives: United Nations
Water Think Tanks, part 2
“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
The United Nations Role in Water Part 5; agricultural approaches to water
“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
The United Nations Role in Water Part 4; approaches to environment and adaptation in water
“About one third of the world’s population lives in countries with moderate to high water stress with disproportionately high impacts on the poor.” UNEP The United Nations plays a large role in water as it applies to both the environment … Continue reading
The United Nations Role in Water Part 3; approaches to health in water
The UNDP Human Development Report in 2011 notes that “limited access to safe drinking water and proper sanitation accounts for 1.6 million deaths a year.” The United Nations has a large role to play in improving global health. In my … Continue reading
The United Nations Role in Water Part 2; scientific research and education approaches to water
“We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.” Albert Einstein quoted in Managing Water Under Uncertanty and Risk Science and education enable us to develop new ways of thinking about water. … Continue reading
The United Nations Role in Water Part 1; Economic and Social Approaches to Water
“Between 1990 and 2010, over two billion people gained access to improved drinking water sources, such as piped supplies and protected wells.” The Millennium Development Goals Report 2012 In my effort to both understand and explain who is doing what … Continue reading
Finding Data on the Water Crisis
There is a coming global water crisis which is being discussed in the mainstream media. This blog is going to be a place to discuss the social science side of the problem and what organizations are out there working to … Continue reading
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