Water For People’s Post

Through its Investing in America pledge, the Biden administration is investing $1 billion to protect, restore, and reconnect 8 million acres of wetlands and 160,000 kilometres of riverways to improve the ecosystem and mitigate drought. With water scarcity and drought emerging in B.C. and Alberta, and wetlands under continued threat from development, what is Canada's plan? https://lnkd.in/gFW8YaZN

United States: We are not discussing water access issues in third world countries. How 46 million Americans still don’t have safe drinking water. With aging infrastructure and climate change, water insecurity is soaring. DigDeep is working to help these communities. But issues like this are happening all over the country in places like Tallulah, Louisiana; Grapeland, Texas; and parts of New Hampshire, Idaho, Kansas, Nevada, South Dakota, and Puerto Rico, where residents also don't have safe running water—their stories simply haven't made national headlines. More than 46 million people in the U.S. live with water insecurity—either no running water or water that may be unsafe to drink. Experts say at least $18.4 billion is needed over the next 10 years to bring water security to more people, although the Environmental Protection Agency and American Water Works Association estimates it would cost close to fully $1 trillion to replace and repair the U.S.’ aging infrastructure.

Happy World Water Day! Today we join people from all across the world to celebrate water and inspire action to tackle the global water crisis. This year's theme is "Water for Peace," highlighting the fact that, worldwide, >3 billion people depend on water that crosses national borders, but only 24 countries have cooperation agreements for shared waters. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/ecwiw6eQ. The Delaware River is an interstate river; when you stand on one bank, you look across to another state. At the DRBC's foundation is the understanding that our shared water resources must be managed cooperatively. It's why we were created, to manage, protect and improve water resources without regard to political boundaries. This World Water Day & every day, the DRBC's #1 focus is water. We will continue to work in partnership with our members, publics & stakeholders to ensure a clean, sustainable, secure & equitable water supply in the Delaware River Basin for the 14+ Million people who depend on it. #DRBC #delawarebasin #worldwaterday #waterday #waterforpeace #worldwaterday2024 #cleanwaterforall #waterresources

Flourishing In The America the Beautiful Freshwater Challenge: A Partnership to Conserve and Restore America’s Rivers, Lakes, Streams, and Wetlands announced today https://lnkd.in/d93hBqDF "...the Biden-Harris Administration is setting bold, new national goals that help rebuild our nation’s wetlands and freshwater resources: 1) Reconnect, restore, and protect 8 million acres of wetlands by 2030, with an emphasis on forested, vegetated, peat soil, brackish, and tidal wetlands; and 2) Reconnect, restore, and protect 100,000 miles of our nations’ rivers and streams by 2030,using approaches like removal of impediments and stream bank restoration." This is a bold step in the right direction. Our goal must be bolder than just slowing or reducing damage to nature and communities, but to reach a future where we and nature flourish together.

Are you using our world's water wisely? Check out these great tips on little things you can do to conserve water every day!

📢 Get the latest updates on water resilience in Europe and the challenges ahead in the article by Pal Belenyesi. 💡 From outdated infrastructure to wasteful usage practices, explore why water management is a critical concern. Fortunately, there's hope on the horizon, with initiatives and discussions underway to address these issues. 🔗 Read the full article here: https://t.ly/iFhvd #Dentons #DentonsBudapest #EnvironmentalPolicy #WaterManagement #EURegulations #LegalInsights

Big changes are coming to NJ regulations! The proposed rule changes will affect the Coastal Zone Management Rules, the Freshwater Wetlands Protection Act, Flood Hazard Area Control Act Rules, and Stormwater Management Rules, among others that reference those.

If we don’t get water right, everything falls apart. We need to have the courage to step up to the #WaterCrisis and do the one thing that will impact the lives of all of us, everywhere: Protect, restore and rebuild the resilience of our freshwater resources. My full message to the 10th World Water Forum 💧👇 #10thWorldWaterForum

Here's an excerpt from @Ian James @LA Times Newsletter, "Boiling Point": In Pakistan, two groups of farmers started arguing in the fields and attacked each other with axes, clubs and bricks in a bloody fight over water. In South Africa, hundreds of people protesting a water shortage blocked roads with burning tires and hurled rocks at police. In Ukraine, Russian attacks on infrastructure left a city of nearly 1 MM people without water. These are some of the 347 water-related conflicts researchers have documented during 2023, a year that saw violence over water increase dramatically worldwide. The data compiled by researchers at the Pacific Institute, a global water think tank, show water-related disputes have erupted into violence with alarming frequency. In many parts of the world, a key problem is the long-standing failure to provide people access to clean water and sanitation. One new study estimates that 4.4 billion people worldwide don’t have access to safely managed drinking water services. “Drought and water scarcity is a major factor in the violence we’re seeing over water resources. And we know that climate change is going to continue to accelerate and droughts are going to become increasingly severe and widespread,” said Peter Gleick, Pacific Institute co-founder and senior fellow. One of the few recent U.S. events was a cyberattack last year by a group of Iran-affiliated hackers that targeted multiple U.S. water suppliers. In another recent report, researchers with the Pacific Institute and two other organizations examined how climate change is having worsening effects on water systems in rural communities across the U.S. The researchers detailed how drought, flooding, wildfires and extreme temperatures pose growing threats that exacerbate existing water challenges, such as aging infrastructure and harmful contaminants. The report warns that in California and the Southwest, more extreme droughts and deluges will compound the water challenges for Latino, Indigenous and low-income communities that have long struggled with inadequate infrastructure.“ The continued failure to provide safe water and sanitation in the United States is raising tensions in these communities,” Gleick said. “We saw it in Flint, Michigan. We saw it in Jackson, Mississippi. We see it in some of the Native American reservations in the Southwest that still don’t have access to safe water. It’s an outrage that one of the richest countries on the planet doesn’t provide safe water and sanitation to all of its citizens. It’s inexcusable.” He noted the Biden administration has made progress by making billions of dollars available for water infrastructure through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and state officials in California have also been directing funds toward solutions for communities where people live with contaminated water. “But more needs to be done — and faster.” For more climate and environment news, follow @Sammy_Roth and @ByIanJames on X.

#WorldWaterDay: Can this essential resource become a source of conflict? Freshwater supplies worldwide are shrinking, while demand for water is greater than ever, resulting in a growing number of conflicts centering on its availability and distribution.   That's why the theme for #WorldWaterDay this year is water's role in peace and conflict. Let's explore: 📌 How can water scarcity trigger conflict? 📌 What steps can we take to prevent water-related conflicts in the future?   #TheNetherlands is a global leader in #watermanagement, and we work together with other countries to share on sustainable water solutions and solve the water challengers together. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eGbY4paJ #WorldWaterDay #WaterSecurity #WaterManagement #NLinEgypt