“A generational historic struggle to regain our water”

By Sharon Udasin, Ensia

The Gila River Indian Community is ensuring that its members have long-term access to their own resources while helping solve broader water supply problems in the region.

The real value of water

By Shiney Varghese, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy

Even when we value embedded water as an economic good, we owe it to ourselves and future generations to treat water in a way that recognizes it first and foremost as invaluable.

Shaping a Safe and Sustainable Planetary Water Policy – A MAHB Dialogue with Sandra Postel, Director, Global Water Policy Project

By Sandra Postel, MAHB

We talk about water as a “right,” but it is really the planet’s greatest gift. A gift to be shared with all of life.

How Paris’s public water supply is beating Covid

By Anna Polonyi, Open Democracy

Within a year of being created, Eau de Paris had cut 30 million euros in operating costs and brought the price of water down 8%. Accounting for inflation, a cubic meter of water in Paris today still costs less than it did a decade ago.

The Transformative Power of Water: Flood Survivor/Activist Katherine Egland Fights the Struggle for Human Dignity

By Kerri McLean, Resilience.org

Around the world, across cultures and time, water has manifested itself as both life-creating and life-destroying. Never static, it constantly changes and transforms those in its wake. This is profoundly true for Katherine Egland.

A swimming commons

By Elliot Hurst, Undisciplined Environments

Swimming can be re-politicised to create a profusion of swimming commons, that both embed the value of playful public abundance and nurture an ethic of more-than-human care.

How We Reduced Our Water Usage by 90%

By Kara Stiff, Low-Carbon Life

Using less treated water can also be an act of solidarity. Right now, 1.8 billion people lack access to adequate sanitation. A deadly virus is burning through our society and they can’t even wash their hands.

Vital Implications on Water Scarcity According to 14 Experts

By Jeremiah Castelo, World Water Reserve

With factors as precarious as climate, failing infrastructure, increased global population, pollution, and excessive groundwater pumping, it is no wonder that the concern for water scarcity has garnered the attention of authorities across many agencies and sectors.

10 Critical Water Scarcity Facts We Must Not Ignore

By Jeremiah Castelo, World Water Reserve

Water scarcity is real. To ignore it, or to assume that it is only a problem of the developing world is to be blind to the errors our egos have cause. We in the Western world waste more water in a day than some families around the world would see in months. Much of what we use water for is to sustain a lifestyle that we largely take for granted.

Global Water Crisis

By Jody Tishmack, Anima/Soul

“The global water crisis – caused by drought, flood, and climate change – is less about supply than it is about recognizing water’s true value, using it efficiently, and planning for a different future.” Water is a bit like the tale of Goldilocks.  One size is too big.  One size is too small.  One size is just right. 

Fighting Water Privatization with ‘Blue Communities’

By Tara Lohan, The Revelator

A Blue Community is an act of hope. Instead of being against the many threats to water, a Blue Community offers a vision for the future based on the belief that water is a human right and a public trust. It also tackles the growing crisis of plastic pollution by committing a municipality (or university or place to worship, etc.) to phasing out bottled water on its premises.

A Climate-Resilient Los Angeles Must First Address Its Polluted Past

By Tara Lohan, The Revelator

To meet ambitious climate goals, L.A. needs more local water. A critical step is battling the ghosts of industry past — polluted groundwater that dates back to World War II