by Nancy Gilbert | Mar 26, 2019 | News, Technologies, Uncategorized, Water
A new app to map and monitor the world’s freshwater supply
Water affects all of us, no matter where we live. Drought harms everyone, from farmers in the western United States dealing with long-term drought, to people in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan suffering debilitating health consequences from the Aral Sea draining, to millions of people displaced by floods in Kerala, India. About four billion people, or almost two-thirds of the world’s population, experience severe water scarcity at least one month of the year.
by Nancy Gilbert | Mar 8, 2017 | Uncategorized
“The world’s population is set to grow from 7 billion today to 9 billion in 2050. The pesticide industry argues that its products – a market worth about $50bn (£41bn) a year and growing – are vital in protecting crops and ensuring sufficient food supplies.
“It is a myth,” said Hilal Elver, the UN’s special rapporteur on the right to food. “Using more pesticides is nothing to do with getting rid of hunger. According to the UN Food and AgricultureOrganisation (FAO), we are able to feed 9 billion people today. Production is definitely increasing, but the problem is poverty, inequality and distribution.” Read More
by Nancy Gilbert | Feb 23, 2017 | News, Uncategorized
IRC recently posted on a book chapter being prepared addressing issues around progress in WASH, and in particular sanitation. The authors review failure in the sanitation sector and recommend new approaches based on sustainability science. There recommendations fit well with what Transform International is working on what respect to in-country centres. Read more…
