Posts Tagged ‘water’

• About American Leak Detection

  Date: 2009.12.01 | Category: HomeTips, Water Quality & Management, conservation | Response: 0

  American Leak Detection are specialists, having detected nearly 5 million leaks since 1974 and saving home and business owners billions of dollars in costly repairs. According to teh ALD specialists, accurate leak detection requires a combination of two things:  Specially trained experts and Quality equipment. To learn more and download a special conservation checklist for your home, go to LINK: ALD

• Canada: A water rich nation

  Date: 2009.12.01 | Category: Global Water Issues | Response: 0

  CBC News online reports on Canada’s water commodity. LINK Will Canada Sell It’s Water

• Are Canadians wasting water?

  Date: 2009.11.21 | Category: Canadian, Domestic Water Conservation | Response: 0

  As Canadians, we perform many activities within a day related to using water, likely without thinking about the precious water resource right at our fingertips. LINK: Wasting water resources in Canada

• Wikipedia: on Drinking water

  Date: 2009.11.21 | Category: Global Water Issues | Response: 0

  The free encyclopedia provides great links and information on the subject of drinking water. LINK: drinking water

• About Southern African Water Crisis

  Date: 2009.11.19 | Category: Global Water Issues, conservation | Response: 0

  Southern African Water Crisis site provides information about the state of the water resources, biodiversity and sustainability. The SAWAC is campaigning against further environmental destruction and works for ecological restoration. LINK: SAWAC Home

• Nile Basin Initiative

  Date: 2009.11.19 | Category: Global Water Issues | Response: 0

  The Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) is a partnership initiated and led by the riparian states of the Nile River. The NBI seeks to develop the river in a cooperative manner, share substantial socioeconomic benefits, and promote regional peace and security.

  Primary objectives of the NBI:
  To develop the Nile Basin water resources in a sustainable and equitable way, to ensure prosperity, security, and peace for all its peoples, To ensure efficient water management and the optimal use of the resources, To ensure cooperation and joint action between the riparian countries, seeking win-win gains, To target poverty eradication and promote economic integration, To ensure that the program results in a move from planning to action. LINK NBI

• African Water Issues Research Unit

  Date: 2009.11.19 | Category: Global Water Issues, Nonprofit Organization | Response: 0

  African Water Issues Research Unit (AWIRU)  is a non-for-profit applied research organisation, established to develop an African capacity to understand the complexity of African water management and development issues. AWIRU’s objective is to generate water management solutions that are politically, socially, economically,  environmentally and culturally sustainable in Africa. LINK: African Water Issues Research Centre

• UNESCO Water Portal

  Date: 2009.11.19 | Category: Global Water Issues | Response: 0

  The UNESCO Water Portal’s objective is to improve access to information on freshwater on the web.

  The site serves as a thematic entry point to the current UNESCO and UNESCO-led programmes on freshwater. It also provides a platform for sharing and browsing websites of other water-related organizations, government bodies and NGOs through the water links and events databases.

  You can get involved by providing information on activities, useful links, news and content. LINK: UNESCO Water Portal

• How to protect drinking water during storms

  Date: 2009.11.19 | Category: Local Water Issues, Water Quality & Management, sanitation | Response: 0

  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has added information about how to protect your drinking water during storms and floods. Natural disasters such as hurricanes and floods can disrupt your drinking water supply and your waste-water disposal systems.  The information below is to help identify some of the issues you may face preparing for, during and after an event that can directly threaten your health and the health of your family.  LINK: EPA Respond to Floods

• About American Water Works Association

  Date: 2009.11.18 | Category: Domestic Water Conservation, Health, Nonprofit Organization, Technology, Youth Water Education | Response: 0

  Founded in 1881, American Water Works Association (AWWA)  is international nonprofit and educational society, the authoritative resource on safe water, with more than 60,000 members worldwide sharing knowledge on water resource development, water and waste-water treatment technology, water storage and distribution, and utility management and operations. AWWA provides knowledge, information and advocacy to improve the quality and supply of water in North America and beyond and advances public health, safety and welfare by uniting the efforts of the full spectrum of the water community. LINK: American Water Works Association