Resilient Cities 04: Building a Resilient Water System
Resilent Cities Team
Resilient Cities 04: Building a Resilient Water System
Dan Gibbs
Home Town Farms
Dan Gibbs is the CEO and a co-founder of Home Town Farms, a growing establishment using efficient and revolutionary technology. He also provides information and his expertise to the San Diego State University Water Conservation Advisory Board and is a board member of many other advisory boards.
Leendert Hering Sr.
Center for Sustainable Energy
Rear Admiral Leendert “Len” Hering Sr. (U.S. Navy, retired), is a prominent military and civilian sustainability leader with a broad background in energy and environmental issues. His passion in sustainability is educating people on the dangers the future holds without taking responsible actions to secure the nation’s energy independence and to preserve water, air quality and other resources.
Resilent Cities Team
Resilient Cities 04: Building a Resilient Water System
Heather Clancy
From the drought dilemma in California to extraordinary snowfall across the Northeast, the unpredictable nature of water supplies is prompting a high-profile conversation across the United States.
Danielle Nierenberg
This Saturday, March 22nd, the world celebrates World Water Day. Water and agriculture are inextricably interlinked and interdependent. Agriculture is a major user of both ground and surface water for irrigation—accounting for about 70 percent of water withdrawal worldwide.
European Geosciences Union - See Abstract
Abstract. There is growing concern in Europe about the possible rise in the severity and frequency of extreme drought events as a manifestation of climate change.
Diego J. Rodriguez
Thirsty Energy – World Bank launches global initiative on Energy and Water
Dear colleagues and friends,
SOPHIA LI
August 13, 2012
Groundwater depletion is particularly severe in places including California’s Central Valley, the Upper Ganges in India and Pakistan, Iran and Saudi Arabia, researchers report.
Chris Wickham
LONDON, Aug 8 (Reuters) - The world is depleting underground water reserves faster than they can be replenished due to over-exploitation, according to scientists in Canada and the Netherlands.
This image gives the reader some basic information about Engineers Without Borders, an organization with active chapters all over the world. EWB employs engineers to design and implement sustainable projects in developing countries. There are chapters at both the university and professional levels.