It is a sad fact that in the year 2013 there are still approximately 800 million people without access to clean potable water. Almost 3.5 million of us will die each year from water related diseases, with 99% of fatalities happening in developing and third-world countries. Despite countless UK & US government campaigns and numerous … [Read more…]
Life-Sustaining Liquid: The Importance Of Clean Drinking Water In the developed world, we often take it for granted that a cool glass of refreshing water is available to us whenever we feel thirsty. However, in some parts of the world, this is not the case. In many villages in Africa and other developing parts of … [Read more…]
Aquaduct – The Human Powered Mobile Water Filter Today while surfing stumbleupon, I ran across this super cool video. This is an awesomely ingenious invention, and I certainly hope they can get this product into devoping countries that need it! Check it out. The Aquaduct is a pedal-powered concept vehicle that transports, filters, and stores water … [Read more…]
As less and less water is available, you have yet another problem being added and that is the problem of privatization. There are companies now saying ‘why don’t we bottle it, mine it, divert it, sell it, commodify it.’ That greed of privatization, I believe, will be much worse than climate change and everything else … [Read more…]
Without water, life would not exist. It is a prerequisite for all human and economic development. Yet today, nearly one billion people – about one in eight – lack access to clean water. More than twice that many, 2.5 billion people, don’t have access to a toilet. There has been significant public attention paid to … [Read more…]
Charity: water is a non-profit organization bringing clean and safe drinking water to people in developing nations. 100% of public donations directly fund water projects. The 2011 September Campaign. Our 5-year-anniversary video September is the 5th anniversary of charity:water and the month I turn the big 5-0. In honor of my 50th Birthday this year, … [Read more…]
What started as a few friends deciding to fulfill a life-long dream to climb one of the tallest mountains on earth has evolved into their desire to use the experience to save lives. Just who are these adventurous climbers? Read all about Kraig Kern, Scott Whalen, Tasha Lewis, and Kary Kern at www.climbforwater.org. The … [Read more…]
Contestant #2 in our blog contest: Article by Thomas Bergel WORLD WATER DAY 2011 VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL This album has 1 photo and will be available on SkyDrive until 5/21/2011. This is the first time in human history that most of the world’s population (3.3 billion people) live in cities and the urban … [Read more…]
Blog Action Day is an annual event held every October 15 that unites the world’s bloggers in posting about the same issue on the same day with the aim of sparking a global discussion and driving collective action. This year’s topic is water. Right now, almost a billion people on the planet don’t have access … [Read more…]
In the time it takes you to read this post, another eight children in developing countries will have died from water-related illnesses. Despite efforts, millions continue to lack access to safe water and sanitation around the world. And even those who can access these improved sources through protected wells or other advanced systems are still … [Read more…]