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  • ‘A Question of Quality: ’ World Water Day 2010

    March 22, 2010 By Julien Katchinoff
    World Water Day 2010, dedicated to the issue of water quality, points to a challenge that is often omitted from the scarcity debate. Today, through a variety of global events, publications, and speeches, a large coalition of organizations, companies, and institutions will underline the importance of healthy ecosystems and water quality necessary for human well-being.

    A participating partner in this initiative, the National Geographic Society, has made its special issue on water, Water: Our Thirsty World, available for free online. After registration, readers may find the following stories interesting:

    “Water is Life” – Barbara Kingsolver
    “The Big Melt” – Brook Larmer
    “Sacred Waters” – John Stanmeyer
    “The Burden of Thirst” – Tina Rosenberg
    “Silent Streams” – Douglas H. Chadwick
    “California’s Pipe Dreams” – Joel K. Bourne, Jr.
    “Parting the Waters” – Don Belt
    “The Last Drop” – Elizabeth Royte

    Photo Credits: “Rural water pump near Ulundi, South Africa” Photo: Flickr User Trevor Samson, World Bank Photo Collection
    Topics: water

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