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  • The Dutch Have Solutions to Rising Seas. The World Is Watching.

    Michael Kimmelman

    June 15, 2017 |

    The New York Times |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: Netherlands, Rotterdam

    Rotterdam is increasingly threatened by climate change and the rising water levels that accompany it. Yet instead of building barriers, city officials are choosing to work with the water to help it flow through the city, via the nationwide 'Room for the River' project. This innovation, among others, such as the construction of parking lots that double as emergency reservoirs, embodies Rotterdam’s larger commitment to connect “water management with social welfare and neighborhood improvements.”

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  • The Future of Farming May Not Involve Dirt or Sun

    Kevin J. Ryan

    June 14, 2017 |

    Inc. Magazine |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, New Jersey

    Farming uses 70 percent of all freshwater consumed and only allows the recycling of about half of that after use. With water scarcity on the rise, a company called AeroFarms has developed a new method of farming that uses no soil, no sunlight, and a fraction of the water needed in traditional farming. To accomplish this, crops are grown in a new cloth and sprayed with a nutrient-rich mist.

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  • Access to clean water improves health in rural Tanzania

    André Forget

    June 08, 2017 |

    Anglican Journal |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Tanzania, Ndomoni, Lindi Region

    In rural villages like Ndomoni, access to water is paramount to community development, and locals are the first to recognize that other issues such as maternal health cannot be addressed until there is clean drinking water. The installation of a central borehole well is not only providing the village access to water, is has freed up the many hours a day women and girls spent fetching water from other distant sources, allowing them to stay in school, attend to the health of the family, and pursue other business.

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  • If You See Dirty Water, Don't Just Gripe. Talk To The Cloud!

    Chhavi Sachdev

    June 07, 2017 |

    NPR |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: India, Delhi

    Scientists and activists in India are training citizens to collect information on water issues like contamination — and upload it so it can be used to push for change.

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  • Battle over 'local control' of farms brews in Callaway County

    Lucille Sherman

    June 05, 2017 |

    Columbia Missourian |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Missouri

    In Callaway County, Missouri local farmers are opposing concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) and are asking that these operations are more regulated to protect the lives of the people living in the area. They are encouraging the participation of local government instead of the state government.

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  • Lessons from India in building urban resilience

    Patralekha Chatterjee

    May 29, 2017 |

    Citiscope |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: India, Surat, Gujarat

    TARU, an Indian thinktank, has found that Indians cities have combined decentralized action and "multi-stakeholder engagement" in public policy to respond to problems of scarcity in water and power as well as climate change-related natural disasters. Municipalities are putting responsibility for improving local lives at the grassroots level; integrating disruptive technologies from the private sector; and fostering collaboration between government and citizens.

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  • Ladakh's Ice Stupas

    Russell Beard

    May 17, 2017 |

    Al Jazeera |

    Broadcast TV News |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: India, Leh, Kashmir

    Nearly a billion people living in the arid regions of the Himalayas depend on glaciers for their water supply. But with climate change, glaciers have been retreating drastically every year, threatening the life source of villagers like those in the Ladakh region of Kashmir. One engineer, Sonam Wangchuck, has come up with an ingenious feat of engineering to help the villages store glacier water by constructing stupas - or towers - using thorn branches that retain ice in tall structures, which melts and provides clean water for drinking and agriculture during the dry season.

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  • Jordan's Water Wise Women

    Amani Zain

    May 17, 2017 |

    Al Jazeera |

    Broadcast TV News |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Jordan, Mafraq, Mafraq Governorate

    The country of Jordan has one of the scarcest water supplies of any country on earth - one that can barely sustain its population, especially with Syrian refugees pouring in and further straining limited resources. Poor piping infrastructure and leaks greatly contribute to the shortage. An organization called Water Wise Women is training women in plumbing skills, empowering them to repair leakages in their homes and communities to help save precious water.

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  • Turning Goats into Water

    Mukul Devichand Dougal Shaw

    May 16, 2017 |

    BBC |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Pakistan, Pathan Goth, Sindh

    Fariel Salahuddin was determined to tackle the extreme lack of access to fresh water she encountered in rural Pakistani communities, but she wanted the model to be sustainable, not dependent on donations. Most of the communities didn't have regular access to rupees to help sustain their solar water pump micro-enterprises - what they did have, however, were goats. Salahuddin set up a scheme where villagers could pay for their clean water access with livestock instead of cash, which she then sells using Facebook at high rates during Muslim festivals to generate a sustainable revenue source.

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  • Printing A Solution to the World's Biggest Problems

    Wendy Williams

    May 11, 2017 |

    Pro Bono Australia |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Solomon Islands, Honiara, Guadalcanal

    A research fellow at Deakin University’s School of Engineering in Australia has developed a world-first technology 3D printer prototype capable of printing plumbing and sanitation supplies using discarded plastics - and what's more, it runs on solar power. They are partnering with NGO Plan International to implement this technology in the Solomon Islands, where locals will learn to print the parts they need, thereby solving the dual problems of plastic rubbish and a lack of access to vital mechanical parts for clean water supply. The model gives these communities tools to solve their own problems.

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