Jul
14
President’s Online Interview: Hydrophilanthropy, Water Security, and More
July 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Daniel Gilbert of the IHP-HELP Centre for Water Law, Science and Policy (under the auspices of UNESCO) at the University of Dundee posted this online interview with me. I discuss hydrophilanthropy, water security, and a few other things. Here is a PDF of the Q & A: Download Campana_Water_Q&A “The ‘soft parts’ are hard.” — Pete Loucks
Feb
26
Admitting Failure
February 26, 2011 | 3 Comments
So who would create a WWW site/blog titled, Admitting Failure? It is hard enough to admit a mistake, but failure? Who wants to do that, especially when you’re an organization that relies on donors? I speak from experience here – I head a foundation involved in WaSH in Central America and issues of failure and [...]
Feb
21
Whatever Happened to ’1000 Wells for Darfur’?
February 21, 2011 | 4 Comments
Remember all the fuss several years ago about an ‘ancient mega-lake’ discovered beneath the desert of north Darfur, and how its entrapped groundwater might alleviate the suffering of the Darfur people? Yes, from that discovery, which garnered a lot of publicity for discoverer Dr. Farouk El-Baz and his group at Boston University’s Center for Remote Sensing, arose [...]
Feb
19
Jim Thebaut: Use Social Media to Pass the ‘Water for the World’ Act
February 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Jim Thebaut, friend, hydrophilanthropist, and filmmaker of Running Dry fame, just posted his February 2011 The Chronicles Group newsletter. In it, he reflects on the role of social media in recent political events and wonders if we can mount a social media-based campaign to get Congress to pass the Senator Paul Simon Water for the World Act. In the [...]
Dec
9
Hydrogeologists Without Borders Returns!
December 9, 2010 | 1 Comment
Hydrogeologists Without Borders (HWB), the Canadian-based hydrophilanthropy, never really went away; they just restructured (now a Registered Canadian Charity) and have a nifty new (to me, anyway) WWW site. Take a look. What is HWB about? In a nutshell, along with its philosophy and approach: Building a better future for developing countries through Groundwater Development, [...]
Nov
25
Happy Thanksgiving and a Modest Request
November 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Happy Thanksgiving from AWRA! I have many things for which to be thankful. I have been blessed with a wonderful spouse, Mary Frances, and an easy life. I make a good living doing something I love, surrounded by bright, engaged students and extraordinary colleagues. I don’t have to worry about some bozo tinhorn dictator running my country. [...]
Nov
17
Water for the World Act Needs Your Help
November 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment
The Sen. Paul Simon Water for the World Act unanimously passed the U.S. Senate (S. 624) last September. It now is in the House of Representatives (H.R. 2030), where the hope is that it will be passed during the current lame duck session of Congress. Most observers give the bill little chance of passage when the 112th [...]
Oct
6
Abby Brown, who runs the excellent Water for the Ages blog, presented her Master of Science in Water Resources Policy and Management project last week and successfully defended her work, Empowerment and Gender Equality for Water and Sanitation in Rural India. She interned with the NGO Arghyam, based in Bangalore. Here is a PDF of her Power [...]
Sep
22
Water Resources IMPACT Special Issue: Hydrophilanthropy
September 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment
The September 2010 issue of AWRA’s Water Resources IMPACT, guest-edited by yours truly, is devoted to Hydrophilanthropy. Eight short, informal articles by such luminaries as: Dave Kreamer, Gilles Corcos, Stephanie Moore, Christine Casey Matute, Katie Mann and Arica Crootof, Rob Bell and Anna Segur, Stan Patyrak and me discuss many aspects of hydrophilanthropy. Here is the [...]
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 [...]
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