Jul
20
Are PlayPumps Played Out?
July 20, 2010 | 2 Comments
Last month Amy Costello of PBS’ Frontline presented an update on PlayPumps, the water-pumping device powered by the energy of children as they play on the merry-go-round-like device. The device pumps water to a water tank for later use. The segment was titled Troubled Water (you can watch it on online and read a synopsis).
It’s worth noting that [...]
Apr
18
AWRA Call for Abstracts: Hydrophilanthropy and WaSH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) Issues in Developing Regions
April 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment
At the 2010 AWRA Annual Conference (1-4 November in Philadelphia) I will be convening a special session on:
Hydrophilanthropy and WaSH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) Issues in Developing Regions
See below for a description of the session, for which I am soliciting abstracts. Abstracts are due 14 May 2010. Here is the link for abstract submission.Note: On [...]
Apr
4
Religious Leaders: We Dishonor God When 4,500 Children Die Daily For Want of Safe Water and Sanitation
April 4, 2010 | 1 Comment
I missed this Washington Post item when it was first published two weeks ago. Four interfaith leaders – a Jew, a Muslim, and two Christians – wrote a letter calling for more efforts on behalf of those who lack safe water and sanitation.
This is an appropriate post at any time, but especially during this multifaith holy [...]
Mar
7
Congressional Water Caucus-Running Dry DC Water Events Resheduled for 16-17 June 2010
March 7, 2010 | 1 Comment
Jim Thebaut just informed me that the two DC water events originally scheduled for 24 February 2010 will now occur on 16 and 17 June, 2010. Click here for more information on venues and details.
1) The evening session (6 – 8 PM) on 16 June will feature the Congressional Water Caucus and the Chronicles Group/Running Dry Project [...]
Feb
22
Final Agenda: Capitol Hill Briefing on University WASH Initiative on 3 March 2010
February 22, 2010 | 1 Comment
Recently I posted on this event. The date is now firm and the final agenda is now available:
Download University WASH 3-3 event final agenda 2010-02-05
I will be serving as a panelist.
Prominent university and college leaders working on international water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) issues will participate in a congressional briefing on a new University WASH [...]
Feb
3
Hydrophilanthropists Needed in Haiti
February 3, 2010 | 3 Comments
I received the following message from Lori Carpenter, a longtime friend and former student (an alumna of my GEOL 484/684 – Groundwater Hydrology at the University of Nevada-Reno many years ago). I know Lori and her husband Dr. Clay Cooper, another veteran of GEOL 484/684 as well as GEOL 783 – Groundwater Hydraulics, very well. They have [...]
Jan
30
Capitol Hill Briefing on University WASH Initiative – 3 March 2010
January 30, 2010 | 3 Comments
This is one of those ’save the date’ notices. I will post more information when I receive it.
[Disclosure notice: I am part of this initiative and will be a presenter]
Capitol Hill Briefing on new University WASH Initiative
Prominent university and college leaders working on international water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) issues will participate in a congressional [...]
Jan
15
Helping Haiti
January 15, 2010 | 1 Comment
No need to explain what this post is about. Right now, aid organizations need money. I suspect many of you have your favorites but if not, you might consider the organizations accessible through these links.
MSN.com
Sarah van Gelder in the The Huffington Post
CNN (impressive list!)
The Washington Post
Christian Science Monitor
NPR: Haiti – Some Ways to Help
Please give [...]
Nov
11
Water Advocates’ NYT Ad: Link Between Disease and WASH
November 11, 2009 | 2 Comments
Yesterday the wonderful folks at Water Advocates placed a full-page ad in the New York Times that emphatically illustrated the connection between disease and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH).
Download Water Advocates New York Times Ad 2009 Final
Please download and read the ad; it won’t take you very long.
Here are the sources for the facts cited in [...]
Oct
14
New Hydrophilanthropy: SafeWater4Kids
October 14, 2009 | 1 Comment
I just learned of a new organization, SafeWater4Kids (SW4Ks). Its mission is to provide sustainable safe drinking water to children and families in Latin America, Southeast Asia, and Africa.
Read more here.
Laura R. Brunson, whom I met a few years ago at the University of Oklahoma’s WaTER Center, is the Director of Marketing and Development. [...]
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