Thirsty World
The Desperate Everyday
Quest for Safe Water
people living with water issues...
By PETER H. GLEICK
Photography by BRENT STIRTON
Experts seek hike in global water price - by Juliette Jowit
World Bank and OECD say water must be valued at a higher price in order to force prudent use and create efficient supply systems.
Precious drops: Water going waste from a public tap in Salem. Experts say highly subsidised prices cause people to not use water prudently.
— Photo: E. Lakshmi Narayanan
© Guardian Newspapers Limited, 2010
This article is a world view on the water situation we're so oblivious about. Its effects on the local economy as well its global impact. Since every thing in this economy of ours is related, the effects of rise of price of water will show its ugly head somewhere or the other. I feel we're stuck in a pointless situation no matter which way we turn for trying commodify something which is free. All we really need to be is conscious and think twice before wasting it.
The colour of water - by P. Sainath
Two years of drought has started to take its toll on the people of Vidarbha, with a failed crop leaving them with no income to tide over the crisis.
— Photo: P. SAINATH
Parched land:Across rural Amravati, Akola, Washim and Yavatmal, almost every human being you see in the morning is collecting or searching for water. A scene in Akola.
This article in a Indian newspaper The Hindu, speaks of the difficulties in the lives of people living with the depleted water resources in that area. The effects it has on ecology and economy...
From Waste To Water: Greywater Reuse In The Middle East ( Part 2 )
Greywater is household wastewater from kitchen sinks and bathroom tubs - anything except for raw sewage. In many countries in the Middle East and North African region,untreated greywater is used for irrigation purposes due to the environmentally andpolitically determined water scarcity of the region, and is stored in privately constructed holding tanks. Along with risks to human health in the holding and reuse of this water forirrigation, the hiring of private parties to regularly empty these tanks is a cost burden onhouseholds, as public infrastructure is not always available to do so, especially in rural areas. The safe treatment of this water can provide an alternative to other costly andsources of irrigation. But how can this water be treated in a cost effective andsimple way for households to own and utilize? This short film documents the catalyst, innovation, implementation and outcome of onesolution, initially developed in the West bank and now adopted for use in Jordan and Lebanon.
Learning from People from water scarce environments…
Save Water! Animation - GOOD Magazine
GOOD Transparency: Water Conservation
From Waste To Water: Greywater Reuse In The Middle East ( Part 1 )
Greywater is household wastewater from kitchen sinks and bathroom tubs - anything except for raw sewage. In many countries in the Middle East and North African region,untreated greywater is used for irrigation purposes due to the environmentally andpolitically determined water scarcity of the region, and is stored in privately constructed holding tanks. Along with risks to human health in the holding and reuse of this water forirrigation, the hiring of private parties to regularly empty these tanks is a cost burden onhouseholds, as public infrastructure is not always available to do so, especially in rural areas. The safe treatment of this water can provide an alternative to other costly andsources of irrigation. But how can this water be treated in a cost effective andsimple way for households to own and utilize? This short film documents the catalyst, innovation, implementation and outcome of onesolution, initially developed in the West bank and now adopted for use in Jordan and Lebanon.
Learning from People from water scarce environments…
Tapped!
Tapped is a film that examines the role of the bottled water industry and its effects on our health, climate change, pollution, and our reliance on oil.
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