‘You never know the value of water until the well is dry’

‘You never know the value of water until the well is dry’ This was the thought provoking proverb that was used as part of one of the show gardens at this years RHS Chelsea Flower show. So true and so applicable to so many of our natural resources. We won’t miss the diverse range of [...]

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Uni bans bottled water

In a world first, the University of Canberra has banned the sale of bottled water across their entire campus. Staff and students will be able to drink free water from water bubblers installed around the campus. Should we not do the same, but accross the entire UK University sector? If the answer is ‘no’, because university retailers fear [...]

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Don’t Waste a Drop – Water Savings Week

The United Kingdom’s Water Saving Week  is taking place this week. It is seeks to raise awareness of the benefits of saving water at home, in businesses and in schools. UK businesses are apparently missing out on combined cost savings of as much as £10 million per day by failing to more effectively tackle their usage of [...]

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World Water Day

International World Water Day is held annually on 22 March as a means of focusing attention on the importance of freshwater and advocating for the sustainable management of freshwater resources. An international day to celebrate freshwater was recommended at the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED). The United Nations General Assembly responded [...]

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The Impacts of Dams

I have just finished reading a journal paper on the impacts of dams and how their environmental impacts can be managed, and thought you might also be interested in reading the paper. It is well established that dams have far reaching social and economic consequences, but the paper by McCartney priovides an extremely insightful review [...]

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Water Aid – It should be child’s play

Without safe, clean water and adequate sanitation, around 4,000 children die every day. With these basic rights, diseases are drastically reduced, children can go to school and adults can earn a living. If you’d like to take action and help to facilitate access to safe clean water and sanitation, visit the WaterAid website now and send [...]

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Is Geography the New History?

Geography is most definitely shedding is corduroy jacket and trousers and slipping into something far more fashionable, well jeans and a t-shirt is a start! If ever there was a time when there was a need to better understand the world around us, now is most definitely the time. Helping to fashion those much needed [...]

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For the Love of Water!

Flow: For the Love of Water’ is a great documentary that tackles the thorny issue of water privatisation. It avoids the pitfalls of solely criticising, which is the easy thing to do, and also explores a series of ideas designed to facilitate increased access to water services. Want to know more: http://www.flowthefilm.com

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Water and the Impact of Politics

You might be interested in a recent journal paper of mine that focuses on the impact of politics on drinking water. The paper seeks to address a growing lack of historical knowledge in the water industry of how European Union (EU) water policy has developed and been responded to. It also aims to overcome the [...]

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Home!

I have just finished watching the most awe inspiring film about our beautiful world. The film is called ‘Home’ and it was directed by Yann Arthus-Bertrand. ‘Through the landscapes of 54 countries captured from above, he takes us on a unique journey all around the planet, to contemplate it and to understand it [...] In [...]

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