World Wide Water Commons
Earth the water planet - water being common to everything
All water is local; to understand local water issues is to understand the worldwide water commons. This is one place to expand that understanding.
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Adapting to Scarcity
Guadalajara, Mexico is experiencing water scarcity at an advanced stage. Lake Chapala, Mexico’s largest lake, is currently drying up. Guadalajara receives water from Lake Chapala where diminishing wat ...more
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Morsand Filter
Aladimma Owerri, Nigeria -- Facing widespread cases of
gastrointestinal problems due to contaminated water, there had to be a
solution. Teaching people basic domestic sanitation practices and developm ...more
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Resources - place news and information stories here
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The Handbook of Sustainability Literacy
The hanbook of Sustainability Literacy is available on-line for free: http://www.sustainability-literacy.org/multimedia.html
From the cover:
In this ground-breaking book, leading sustainability educ ...more
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Digital Library of the Commons (DLC)
From the DLC Website, "The Digital Library of the Commons (DLC) is a gateway to the international literature on the commons. This site contains an author-submission portal; an archive of full-text art ...more
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The Historical Roots of Our Ecologic Crisis - Lynn White,...
The Historical Roots of our Ecologic
Crisis
Lynn Townsend White, Jr.
A conversation with Aldous Huxley not infrequently put one at the receiving end of an unforgettable monologue. About a year before ...more
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Ruination for the West Seti Dam Project
Dr A.B. ThapaEverybody is startled by the recent Asion Development Bank's horrifying decision to consider the proposal to revive the virtually discarded West Seti storage dam project. Despite the enor ...more
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Bangladesh-Yunus unveils clean water deal
(A rising threat as the high tide of privatisation ebbs: linking water to microcredit. Below, an excerpt from a paper I did that's very critical of Yunus ultraneoliberal philosophy.)Yunus unveils Bang ...more
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Fury at plan to power EU homes from Congo dam
World Bank supports controversial $80bn project
Plans to link Europe to what would be the world's biggest
hydroelectric dam project in the volatile Democratic Republic of Congo have
sparked fierce ...more
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UN-struggles for water justice
March 20, 2008 Mr. Ban Ki-Moon Secretary General,United Nations Headquarters S-3800 New York, NY 10017 USA Dear Mr. Secretary General,We, the undersigned civil society organizations, are deeply inv ...more
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Ethiopia and Kenya - Water Wars
While Americans fret over rising gas prices and global tension over
oil, the world’s poor are struggling to secure access to another, even
more basic resource. Water scarcity in East Africa is fuelin ...more
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South Africa - 'Prepaid water meters are unconstitu...
'Prepaid water meters are unconstitutional'
By Maureen Isaacson
A historic judgment has consigned
prepaid water meters to the dustbin of history. It has also highlighted
the attitude of the City ...more
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Gender & Water Demand Management in the Middle East &...
The "Gender and Water Demand Management (WDM) in the Middle East and North Africa" is one of four research papers on WDM developed by the Regional Water Demand Initiative (WaDImena www.idrc.ca/wadimen ...more
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Tanzania, Africa-Evangel events to aid African clean wate...
April 4, 2008
Evangel events to aid African clean water effort
Evangel University
students are hosting two events to raise funds for the Water Well
Project, a student-led initiative to raise mone ...more
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Africa: Water - AfDB President pledges to place it at the...
As Africa only utilizes 4% of its water resources, climate change continues to hit the continent hard. This article describes not only the struggles but also Africa Water Week, March 26-28, and the c ...more
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South Africa: ActionAid Calls for Urgent Action on Water ...
South Africa: ActionAid Calls for Urgent Action on Water Contamination Around Anglo Platinum MinesActionAid (London)PRESS RELEASE26 March 2008Posted to the web 26 March 2008JohannesburgActionAid is ca ...more
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Cape Town, South Africa-RIVER CONTAINS RADIOACTIVITY
News24 (Cape Town, South Africa), April 1, 2008
RIVER CONTAINS RADIOACTIVITY
[Rachel's introduction: "In order to conform to the precautionary principle, further investigations are in process."]
By ...more
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Ghana-W/Africa - Akufo Addo cries for urban dwellers over...
Akufo Addo cries for urban dwellers over water situation
Nii Allotey, 17, is carting a truckload of yellow containers filled with water. He has been up early around 5am on Friday morning combing aroun ...more
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A place for; Comments, Concerns, Insights
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Finding articles on populations relationship to water on PMC
"If you ever want to find an article that's distributed previously on PMC, it can be found at http://www.populationmedia.org/pmc-blog/, where you can use the search function to find articles on any to" ...more
frankpatton commented about 1 month ago
Jailed Narmada activists on indefinte fast - please sign up
"http://bit.ly/4hhB7G
Please check this out, they could use your moral support. 590 have signed up so far.
"We write to you to immediately release Narmada Bachao Andolan activists
Alok Agarwal, C" ...more
frankpatton commented 3 months ago
Talking points - population's relationship to water
"… this story has a number of ‘talking points’, some said, some not. Here are a few, population, food, water, jobs, transfers, politics, land use, rights, government, environm" ...more
frankpatton commented 7 months ago
Tell Nestlé to stop fooling with community water supplies
"Dear frank,This April Fools' Day kicked off a national week of action calling on Nestlé to stopfooling with community water supplies. Send a message to CEO Kim Jeffery today and join the thous" ...more
frankpatton commented 10 months ago
Water issues in Bolivia and Ecuador
"In case you have not seen this (article below) even the new Constitution in Ecuador faces challenges. Despite the laws and regulations that are designed to protect water, protection of water resource" ...more
Earthkeep... commented about 1 year ago
solutions - what could they be?
"Its very difficult to do.but very impressive,thanks a lot for giving nice information..
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williams1 commented about 1 year ago
Bulletin Board
Upcoming Events
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February
2010
22 - 26
International Symposium: Harmonising Environmental Considerations with Sustai...
Conference
Langat Basin, Malaysia
Mon, Feb 22, 2010 to Fri, Feb 26, 2010
Langat Basin, Malaysia
Mon, Feb 22, 2010 to Fri, Feb 26, 2010
February
2010
25 - 26
Water Footprinting and Availability Risk Management Conference
Conference
San Francisco, United States
Thu, Feb 25, 2010 to Fri, Feb 26, 2010
San Francisco, United States
Thu, Feb 25, 2010 to Fri, Feb 26, 2010
March
2010
23
7th Annual Water Conservation Showcase
Conference
San Francisco, United States
Tue, Mar 23, 2010
San Francisco, United States
Tue, Mar 23, 2010
March
2010
24 - 26
International Drought Symposium
Conference
Riverside, United States
Wed, Mar 24, 2010 to Fri, Mar 26, 2010
Riverside, United States
Wed, Mar 24, 2010 to Fri, Mar 26, 2010
April
2010
11 - 14
International LID Conference - San Francisco
Conference
San Francisco, United States
Sun, Apr 11, 2010 to Wed, Apr 14, 2010
San Francisco, United States
Sun, Apr 11, 2010 to Wed, Apr 14, 2010
June
2010
3
Maude Barlow In conversation with Alan Snitow
Lecture/Talk
San Francisco, United States
Thu, Jun 03, 2010
San Francisco, United States
Thu, Jun 03, 2010
September
2010
12 - 17
XXXVIII IAH Congress: Groundwater quality sustainability
Conference
Krakow, Poland
Sun, Sep 12, 2010 to Fri, Sep 17, 2010
Krakow, Poland
Sun, Sep 12, 2010 to Fri, Sep 17, 2010
September
2010
13 - 17
UNESCO-IHE Regular Short Course: World History of Water Management
Conference
Delft, Netherlands
Mon, Sep 13, 2010 to Fri, Sep 17, 2010
Delft, Netherlands
Mon, Sep 13, 2010 to Fri, Sep 17, 2010
File Library - place pdf and other files here
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Climate Change Reference Guide & Key Dates in the Sto...
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Videos
Column A or Column B - the simple choice on Climate Change and the consequences
Watch this video to see a person light drinking water on fire as it comes out of the tap.
A no-nonsense program on the fast approaching consequences of sustained economical growth with finite resources, by Prof Emeritus Albert A. Bartlett, 1978.
William Catton - author of the seminal book, "Overshoot"
The Corporation -10- Boundary Issues
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The Mind of Knowledge
The Mind of Knowledge
by Frank Patton
I’m seventy years old and have been fighting social justice,
environmental, and political issues for fifty years. A great deal of my activism has been in 'w ...more
Olympic and Tar Sands green washing
All Out February 13th!Call out for solidarity actions across Canada against Olympic and Tar Sands green washing! We all know the Olympics are about more than fun and games but we need your action to ...more
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India: Stories of water concerns
India prays for rain as water wars break outThe monsoon is late, the wells are running dry and in the teeming city of Bhopal, water supply is now a deadly issue. Gethin Chamberlain reports. The Obser ...more
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Depletion of Key Resources (essay by Peter Goodchild)
Jonathan Owen notes: Peter Goodchild presents a definitive essay. Learn why:
• "Those who expect to get by with 'victory gardens' are unaware of the arithmetic involved."
• "There are already to ...more
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Kenya: UN agency sounds alarm on dire food situation
25 August 2009 – The United Nations food agency today issued a warning that Kenya faces a dire hunger crisis due to failed rains, appealing today for $230 million to feed nearly 4 million Kenyans – ne ...more
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Chile Considers Constitutional Reform of Freshwater Rights
January 28, 2010New legislation could extend government control over private freshwater resources.Chilean President Michelle Bachelet’s proposed constitutional reform that recognizes freshwater access ...more
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Salmon Water Now Exposes Big Ag's Manipulation of De...
by Dan Bacher Salmon Water Now, a collaboration between
fishermen and media professionals, has released a new video, “The Water
Pirates,” describing how agribusiness maintains a dangerous
strangleho ...more
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United Nations Indicted for Enabling Corporate Control of...
Davos, Switzerland — The Public Eye Awards' Committee announced today thatthe Polaris Institute's nomination of the CEO Water Mandate has won in theGreenwash category. Since 2005, at a ceremony outsid ...more
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Findings Challenge a Century of Assumptions About Soil Hy...
ScienceDaily (Jan. 23, 2010) ― Researchers have discovered that some of themost fundamental assumptions about how water moves through soil in aseasonally dry climate such as the Pacific Northwest are ...more
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EcoJustice: Kampala, Uganda. Case Study I
Crossposted on DailyKos
"You know, right now we are standing on top of ten feet of plastic." Overheard in Kampala, Uganda at a Rotary International Meeting. Fall 2007.
Market Day, Kampala Uganda
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10 Million Tons of Chemical Fertilizer Discharged into Ch...
By
Brian Merchant, TreeHugger. Posted January 16, 2010.
A new report finds that Chinese farmers used a stunning 40 percent more fertilizer than necessary.
Fertilize ...more
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Water Rights Protests against a Hydroelectric Power Plant...
Koycegiz, Mugla Province, Turkey - On 13th December 2009, AKFEN HES, a subsidiary of Turkish company AKFEN Holding, began preparations to dam the Yuvarlakcay River in the southwest of Turkey. Their pl ...more
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Groundwater
Table of Contents
1 Introduction
2 How Groundwater Occurs
3 Quality of Groundwater
4 Further Reading
Contributing Author: C Michael Hogan (other articles)
Content Source: U.S. ...more
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Copenhagen's missing ingredient: water
L.A. Times-11/30/09By James G. WorkmanOpinionClimate change conjures up factory smoke, corn ethanol,cap-and-trade, hybrid cars. It also evokes Al Gore, drowning polar bears,African famine and Hurri ...more
Climate Change and Freshwater in Latin America and the Ca...
By Emilio Sempris
Photo/Karsten von Berg
The
most vulnerable is the Carib ...more
A water perspective on Copenhagen and beyond
How does improved water stewardship fit into cooling our
planet? How well were the water-climate connections made at the recent Copenhagen climate
deliberations?
If you’re like me, you only have a ...more
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Water Talk with Slovak NGO Chairman Michal Kravcik
Water is a mirror of the human culture. The results
of Copenhagen´s Conference could have fundamental effect on stopping
adverse and risky trends of climatic changes on Planet Earth.
Palestinian poe ...more
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Pakistan-Water Projects Emphasized in $7.5 Billion-U.S. A...
Almost half of the funds for Pakistan will be spent on irrigation and water infrastructure projects, report states.
Improved irrigation systems and water infrastructure projects are
primary goals fo ...more
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Freshwater Crisis Not Included in Final Copenhagen Accord...
Photo by J. Carl Ganter/Circle of Blue
International climate groups band together in Copenhagen to keep water on the negotiating table.
By Andrew Maddocks
Circle of Blue
The current climate acco ...more
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Sudan – Land of Water and Thirst; War and Peace
By Dr. Paul J. Sullivan
Special to Circle of Blue
As we approach the January 2011 date for the referendum on the
south, and as we see Darfur seemingly in an eerily, but uncertain,
peaceful period, w ...more
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Water Related Groups
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California Food System Network (CFSN)
Achieving a Sustainable Food System in California by 2030
Membership: Open To Apply
Privacy: Semi-Private
Privacy: Semi-Private
Westide Permaculture Gatherings
Relocalizing our community through action.
Membership: Open
Privacy: Semi-Private
Privacy: Semi-Private
Insulating the Third Rail--Human Overpopulation
Addressing Human Overpopulation Without Fear of Electrocution
Membership: Open
Privacy: Semi-Private
Privacy: Semi-Private
Keyline Design Institute
Research and Education in Keyline Design Practices and Concepts
Membership: Open
Privacy: Semi-Private
Privacy: Semi-Private
Creative Citizen
CreativeCitizen.com - Find and Submit Creative Solutions
Membership: Open
Privacy: Semi-Private
Privacy: Semi-Private
CA Klamath-Siskiyou Fire Learning Network
Fostering innovation and transferring lessons
Membership: Invitation Only
Privacy: Private
Privacy: Private
WiserEarth Area of Focus Suggestions
Improving WiserEarth Areas of Focus
Membership: Invitation Only
Privacy: Private
Privacy: Private
Resource Wars
Wars are Resource Conflicts over Oil, Water, Land, Minerals...
Membership: Open
Privacy: Semi-Private
Privacy: Semi-Private
Lideres de Cambio
Creando una red de innovación para el desarrollo sustentable
Membership: Open To Apply
Privacy: Private
Privacy: Private
Humanity for Children, formerly Fight For The Children
Promoting Pediatric Health Worldwide
Membership: Open
Privacy: Semi-Private
Privacy: Semi-Private
Organizations
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Natural Building Network
Activities: Activist, Educational, Networking, Research
Scope: international
Type: Educational Organization
Scope: international
Type: Educational Organization
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Living climate change
Activities: Educational
Type: Network/ Coalition/ Collective
Type: Network/ Coalition/ Collective
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Business Ethics Network
Activities: Activist
Scope: international
Type: Network/ Coalition/ Collective
Scope: international
Type: Network/ Coalition/ Collective
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Indigenous Permaculture
Activities: Educational, Networking
Scope: regional
Type: Non Governmental Organization
Scope: regional
Type: Non Governmental Organization
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Women's Earth Alliance
Activities: Activist, Educational, Networking
Scope: international
Type: Non Governmental Organization
Scope: international
Type: Non Governmental Organization
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Corporate Accountability International
Activities: Activist
Scope: international
Type: Non Governmental Organization
Scope: international
Type: Non Governmental Organization
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EcoSanRes
Activities: Research
Scope: international
Type: Non Governmental Organization
Scope: international
Type: Non Governmental Organization
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Sustainable Sanitation Alliance
Activities: Activist, Educational, Networking
Scope: international
Type: Non Governmental Organization
Scope: international
Type: Non Governmental Organization
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Sacred Land Film Project
Activities: Activist, Educational
Scope: national
Type: Non Governmental Organization
Scope: national
Type: Non Governmental Organization
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Food & Water Watch
Activities: Activist
Scope: national
Type: Non Governmental Organization
Scope: national
Type: Non Governmental Organization
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Blue Planet Project
Activities: Activist, Educational, Networking
Scope: international
Type: Non Governmental Organization
Scope: international
Type: Non Governmental Organization
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AlterNet
Activities: Activist, Networking
Scope: international
Type: Media Organization
Scope: international
Type: Media Organization
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Green Plumbers USA
Activities: Educational
Scope: national
Type: Educational Organization
Scope: national
Type: Educational Organization
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Water Water
Activities: Activist, Networking
Scope: international
Type: Network/ Coalition/ Collective
Scope: international
Type: Network/ Coalition/ Collective
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Foundation for Rural Recovery and Development [FORRAD]
Activities: Activist, Networking
Scope: national
Type: Non Governmental Organization
Scope: national
Type: Non Governmental Organization
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Population Services International Mexico
Activities: Activist, Educational, Networking
Scope: international
Type: Non Governmental Organization
Scope: international
Type: Non Governmental Organization
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WaterAid
Activities: Activist, Educational, Networking, Philanthropy, Research
Scope: international
Type: Non Governmental Organization
Scope: international
Type: Non Governmental Organization
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Water for Humans
Activities: Activist
Scope: international
Type: Non Governmental Organization
Scope: international
Type: Non Governmental Organization
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Water Events Worldwide
The Water Events Section of the UNESCO Water Portal provides a single interactive access point to information on major water events worldwide.
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