Water Issues

Global business leaders could make a significant contribution toward a fair and safe deal to tackle climate change when they meet at an international summit in Copenhagen beginning yesterday, May 24.

The following article struck a cord in me.

I have left my comments at the end though feel free to read and comment! The article is from allAfrica and talks about the 21st Century Scramble for Africa:

The World Water Forum is organized by the World Water Council and is the largest international event in the field of water.

It primarily serves four main purposes:

To raise the importance of water on the political agenda

To support the deepening of discussions towards the solution of international water issues in the 21st century

To formulate concrete proposals and bring their importance to the world's attention

Water Missions International (WMI) based here in Charleston, SC is a nonprofit, Christian engineering organization serving the water and sanitation needs of people in developing countries and disaster areas. WMI uses low-maintenance, appropriate water technologies for drinking water treatment and distribution, wastewater management, and storm water control.

This year, WMI is holding it's 3rd Annual Walk for Water, Saturday March 21st at 9 A.M.

I always marvel at the out-of-sight-out-of-mind mentality regarding trash. Littering is against the law, but more importantly trash is a by-product of a wasteful, consumer-driven society. Taking ‘trash' and putting it in designated areas (garbage dumps) does not solve the underlying problem of too much waste. The following article is a reminder of the fact that the earth is not a dumping ground.

Water is the most valuable resource on the planet and it is gradually coming to the forefront as quiet global crisis. Not just access to clean, safe drinking water but also the volume of water required to meet the demands of industry and agriculture. We need to piece together the dots...no country's crisis is in isolation and the sooner world leaders realize this the sooner they can act.