Archives for Water
Bosnia: Land of Blue Gold
Bosnia Herzegovina is one of the European countries with the richest water resources. Projects to build a series of hydroelectric power stations in Republika Srpska, however, are endangering a delicate environmental balance.
The Water Future of Cities Will Become More Dire
The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and four universities recently completed a study that sounds an ominous note for the future of many cities’ water supplies.
Climate Change in the San Joaquin Valley and Our Future Food Supply
Climate change could have hugely disruptive impacts on the San Joaquin Valley, North America’s most valuable agricultural region.
PepsiCo Reaches Safe Water Access Goal Two Years Early
Yesterday PepsiCo announced it already achieved its 2015 goal of providing safe water to 3 million people in developing countries in partnerships with NGOs.
World Water Day Update: P&G Children’s Safe Drinking Water Program
Dr. Greg Allgood, director of P&G Children’s Safe Drinking Water Program, discussed how little water purification packets make a difference worldwide.
Forever Everyone: Sanitation as a Business in Malawi
Towera Jalakari is an unlikely sanitation champion. She is a savvy businesswoman who made her reputation selling exotic fresh fruit juices. But fruit is seasonal, and she has a nose for a business opportunity that is impossible to teach.
And she ...
Safe Drinking Water in India: How Smart Design Positioned Unilever as a Leader
Unilever's PureIt water purifiers cracked the pesky code of delivering a safe drinking water that has a positive impact on lives at an affordable price.
World Resources Institute’s Aqueduct Helps Companies Map Water Risk Globally
The World Resources Institute released the Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas, an online tool offering users a way to create customizable maps of water risk.
Whole World Water Campaign Tackles Bottled Water and Sanitation Challenges
Co-founded by Karena Albers and Jenifer Willig, Whole World Water’s goal is to install cost-effective water filtration systems at hotels and resorts.
How Water for People Empowers Rural Communities
Water for People has long found success developing clean water solutions for the world’s poor, including in Cuchumuela, Bolivia.
Ritz-Carlton, Virgin Hotels to Bottle Own Water via Whole World Water
Virgin Hotels and Ritz-Carlton will start to purify and bottle water and sell to guests under an initiative led by the Whole World Water Initiative.
Ford’s Green River Rouge is American Industry at Its Mightiest
Motor Co.’s River Rouge plant in Dearborn is one of the most impressive factories on earth.