Smithsonian Voices Conservation Commons Meet Shreya Ramachandran, Water Hero and Advocate April 16th, 2021, 3:55PM / BY Cat Kutz Shreya Ramachandran created her own nonprofit, The Grey Water Project, to…
Continue readingAbout Us SIWI’s vision is a water wise world. A world where the unique value of water is recognized. A world where water is shared and allocated sustainably, equitably and…
Continue readingWhen water is safe, there is nothing better to drink. It’s good for teeth, skin, weight control and even the ability to think straight. But drinking water contaminated with pathogenic…
Continue readingBy Alice Klein Switching from beef to chicken can reduce someone’s dietary water footprint EyeWolf/Getty Images Simple changes to US diets may help to save water. Five billion people globally…
Continue readingAbout Us SIWI’s vision is a water wise world. A world where the unique value of water is recognized. A world where water is shared and allocated sustainably, equitably and…
Continue readingChelsea were playing the classic ‘hit the water bottle game’ at the end of yesterday’s training session, and as he often does, Mason Mount stepped up to the mark with…
Continue readingTony Allan began his career as geographer at King’s College London and committed his working life to achieving sustainable and fair water usage. Professor Allan’s unwavering commitment to advancing and…
Continue readingA hydrogel before and after adsorption of methylene blue in an aqueous solution. Credit: Giuseppe Melilli Researchers in Sweden have developed a more eco-friendly way to remove heavy metals, dyes…
Continue readingA flexible polymer membrane incorporating nanoparticles of PAF selectively absorbs nearly 100% of metals such mercury, copper or iron during desalination, more efficiently producing clean, safe water. Credit: UC Berkeley…
Continue readingFirst, we all need to help out. Sandra Postel described it as “an ‘all hands on deck’ situation”, where everyone is needed and wanted. In contrast to how the water…
Continue readingBy Donna Lu A building damaged by an earthquake in eastern Taiwan in 2018 Ritchie B Tongo/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock Earthquakes in Taiwan may be linked to seasonal variations in the water cycle,…
Continue readingBy Matthew Sparkes A smartphone’s motion sensor could help identify contaminated water dcphoto / Alamy The vibrations from an iPhone’s ringtone can be used to measure the viscosity of a…
Continue readingMars did not dry up all at once, but fluctuated between dry spells and wetter times before becoming the arid planet it is today, a new study finds. Previous studies…
Continue readingContaminated wastewater fills more than 1000 tanks at the site of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images By Dennis NormileApr. 13, 2021 , 10:25 AM…
Continue readingMaggie White is the Senior Manager of the International Policy team at SIWI and has worked with trying to get water into climate conversations for over 20 years. She was…
Continue readingContaminated wastewater fills more than 1000 tanks at the site of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images By Dennis NormileApr. 13, 2021 , 10:25 AM…
Continue readingAn artist’s rendering of Earth during the Archean eon, with a hazy atmosphere, few landmasses and a global ocean. Credit: Alec Brenner, Harvard University Earth’s sea level has remained fairly…
Continue readingFacepalm: Trademark disputes over logos are routine. Most of the time, the contested brands only look passingly similar. Occasionally one comes along that has people scratching their head wondering, “What…
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