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【Global Water Scarcity and Watershed Management Planning: A Case Study of Clear Lake, IOWA, USA】 Full article: https://lnkd.in/gy6ytpPU (Authored by Azad Abdulhafedh, from University of Missouri, USA.) #Water_scarcity is an increasing worldwide problem and has a great impact on human health, socio-economic development, and the environment. Therefore, water management becomes more and more important. #Watershed_management planning is a process that results in a plan of how to best protect and improve the water quality and other natural resources in a watershed. This paper describes the necessary steps for updating a typical existing watershed management plan for the Clear Lake watershed in north central Iowa, USA as a case study. #Water_Cycle #Climate_Change 

🌊💧 National Institute of Building Sciences unveils a crucial report on Clean Water, Sanitation, & the Built Environment, emphasizing the need for better water access & efficiency in buildings. 🏗️🌿 #WaterEfficiency #SustainableDevelopment - Learn more and download - https://t.ly/cPAi4

Water security is at risk; a recent study by Nature Communications has found that five billion people could be without clean drinking water by 2050 - more than double the current number. The new study further stresses the urgent need to address water quality in future water management policies for the Sustainable Development Goals. Read the full Nature Communications Study here: https://shorturl.at/iASW4 The Telegraph Article: https://lnkd.in/dhatSuMm #waterscarcity #watermanagement #waterconservation

Spring Policy Symposium 2024! A big thank you to everyone who participated in our Spring Policy Symposium. We were thrilled to gather a diverse group of speakers and Hydro Heroes who shared critical insights into water policy and infrastructure resilience. Highlights from Our Hydro Hero Presentations: Patrick Henning, Chief Deputy Treasurer of California, discussed fiscal strategies supporting water infrastructure. Karla Nemeth, Director of the California Department of Water Resources, highlighted state-level leadership in water management. Christina Hecht, UC ANR Nutrition Policy Institute Academic Coordinator, provided insights into water, nutrition, and public health intersections. Barton Thompson, Senior Fellow, at Stanford University, offered unique perspectives on public health and innovative water management. Key Panel Discussions: Water and Wildfire Safety: Strategies for enhancing community and infrastructure protection. Daryl Osby Phil Saksa, Erika Baker, John Tang, Matthew Samson Water Conservation: Debates on sustainable practices for preserving California's water resources. Amy Talbot, Ken Jenkins, David Mitchell, Ellen Hanak, E. Joaquin Esquivel 2024 Water Legislation: Insights into potential impacts and necessary adaptations for upcoming legislation. Evan Jacobs, Adam Quinonez, Danielle Blacet-Hyden, Ryan Ojakian We appreciate the expertise and enthusiasm all contributors brought to this symposium. Your participation has paved the way for advancing water management discussions and fostering a sustainable future. California American Water California Water Service Golden State Water Company Great Oaks Water Company Liberty San Gabriel Valley Water Company San Jose Water Suburban Water Systems #SpringPolicySymposium2024 #WaterManagement #EnvironmentalSafety #WaterConservation #WaterLegislation #CWACommunity #CAWater

Water may seem abundant, but there’s growing competition for water fit for human consumption. Find out how Candriam is championing innovative water solutions and helping people to invest in water security. Don’t miss the insights in our white paper. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eFfB2rDG Together we continue #Investing4Tomorrow #WaterSecurity #InnovativeWaterSolutions #SustainableInvesting

🌊💧 World Water Day reminds us that managing our water resources is crucial. It’s not just about conserving water but also about how we manage the information that ensures our water is safe and sustainable. 📊 Australia is at the forefront with advanced information management systems for water resources. Our hats off to the 100 RIMPA members dedicated to maintaining these systems! 📢 We want to hear from the professionals! How do you tackle the challenges of information management to keep our water data flowing as smoothly as our rivers? Drop your insights below! #WorldWaterDay #InformationManagement #Sustainability

The Mind-Nature Institute through the eco-water and land program aims to ensure water resources on land, and as they border land remain stable, clean, and sufficient for the various eco and human uses. Here, we do not only advance #land and water management, and governance approaches like integrated water resources management (IWRM) and other #landscape-based techniques but also the various needs and issues associated, commonly known as #Water Sanitation and Hygiene, for instance. Through; 🐬 Research 🐬 Capacity development support 🐬 Outreach and field campaigns 🐬 Networking for greater influence

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Water.org launches WaterConnect, a new initiative dedicated to developing climate-resilient water and sanitation infrastructure. Learn more about how we are addressing global challenges and driving positive impact.   https://lnkd.in/dcUx79J5

Safe and Equitable Water Access & Outreach The speakers (from academic and NGO backgrounds in the U.S., Africa, Latin America, South and Southeast Asia) highlight the growing lack of trust in safe drinking water from public water systems in the U.S. and elsewhere (https://lnkd.in/dU3Mv3CV), engendered in part by aging or inadequate infrastructure and in part by the financial health of the utilities. In many cases the defensive measure of resorting to bottled water is not warranted, but this is happening, especially within marginalized populations (https://lnkd.in/dvbNDzP6). In the U.S., unincorporated communities and smaller systems are highlighted as having challenges, but these challenges are not limited to these categories. Climate change projections and growing populations pose growing threats to fresh water sources, as triggers of protests and cost increases. Access to safe drinking water is presented as a continuing challenge in developing countries, with disproportionate impacts on women and children. The need to assure water supply for direct human use as well as for agriculture in rural areas in the Global South is emphasized. Arsenic and other water pollutants that are hard to treat in rural settings are also highlighted. The presentation of challenges dominates suggestions of innovations; however, some policy and governance examples of possible strategies are presented. The use of a better understanding of human behavior around water to improve decision making and values (e.g., water as a human right) is suggested as a primary tool to design new infrastructure and policy systems. The development of decentralized water systems with centralized management is highlighted as a possible innovation to address the water service provision challenge. How these systems can be implemented and maintained is an open question that requires design and community engagement. Assuring water security at the household level as a primary goal, and hence at the community level, emerges as a recurrent theme. amber pearson, Chad Staddon, Katherine Alfredo, Kathryn Compton, Maura Allaire, Melissa Beresford, Paritosh Chandra Sarker, Eng. Peter Karanja, PE, MIEK, Ravindra Sewak, Vanessa Empinotti, Wendy Jepson, Tanja Andrejasic Wechsler