The traditional division of labor in households entails that millions of women spend several hours a day collecting water
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Ethiopia: Water, Climate Change and Conflict
Global climate change is making a bad situation worse. As we see in this report from the rugged region of southern Ethiopia, where drought is drying up wells, threatening an ancient way of life and fueling conflict. |
Innovate or Die - Aquaduct: Mobile Filtration Vehicle
![]() The Aquaduct is a pedal powered vehicle that transports water and filters it while in motion. |
Lifestraw
![]() In an effort to combat water related diseases the Lifestaw purifies water while it is being consumed. |
Jeffrey Sachs Looks To The Future: “No One Will Take Water for Granted.”
![]() Jeffrey D. Sachs, director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University and one of the world’s leading experts on economic development and the environment, says he sees major problems with water in much of the world and that “we have not been attentive” to them. In a video interview with Joseph B. Treaster, the editor of 1h2o, Dr. Sachs said that “at least some of the roots of the conflict” in Darfur in the Sudan can be traced “to great water stress, declining rainfall and rising population.” |
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