Indicators & Standards…
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has released guidance for companies to begin formally measuring and reporting their impact & dependence on ecosystem services. The report (called “Approach for...
View ArticleLocal Water Ethics
The EU’s Committee of the Region has called for a multi-level, cross-border approach to the management of river basins and proposes targets for water efficiency and extending the Covenant of Mayors to...
View ArticleArt Exhibit
The Value of Water: Sustaining a Green Planet is an art exhibit at The Cathedral of St John the Divine, in New York, through March 25, 2012. The website offers samples of the art and info about the...
View ArticleWatershed Movie
Watershed: Exploring a New Water Ethic for the New West is the latest film by renowned producer, director, and actor, Robert Redford. Narrated by Redford, the film highlights how five people, in...
View ArticleWater-Energy-Food Nexus
The “Nexus” concept captures — in a single word — the complexities of trying to solve three problems at once, all critically important, and all rich with ethical assumptions. The German Government...
View ArticleHow to Change Behavior
The Climate, Mind and Behavior Project of the Garrison Institute convenes leading thinkers and practitioners in the fields of climate change and environmental advocacy, neuro-behavioral and...
View ArticleBlue Peace
The Strategic Foresight Group, a Mumbai-based think-tank, doesn’t look for water-sharing formulas as the solution to transboundary river negotiations. Instead they facilitate a stakeholder process...
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Water Messages to Rio+20. Many organizations have used the Rio meetings as a captive audience for particular messages about sustainability. Two that touch on water ethics (without actually using the...
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ETHICS IN DENIAL: UNIVERSITIES VS. SCIENCE
ETHICS IN DENIAL: UNIVERSITIES VS. SCIENCE The New York Times has an article today about the “Disinvest from Oil” campaign that Bill McKibben has been pushing in his “Do the Math” tour during the past...
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The Rhine
The Rhine River is heavily used for transport, but the river’s water quality is actually improving thanks to the work of the Rhine River Commission.The Rhine River is heavily used for transport, but...
View ArticleRecreation
Rafting is a great way to see rivers, and support the local economy at the same time.
View ArticleIndicators & Standards…
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has released guidance for companies to begin formally measuring and reporting their impact & dependence on ecosystem services. The report (called “Approach for...
View ArticleLocal Water Ethics
The EU’s Committee of the Region has called for a multi-level, cross-border approach to the management of river basins and proposes targets for water efficiency and extending the Covenant of Mayors to...
View ArticleHow to Change Behavior
The Climate, Mind and Behavior Project of the Garrison Institute convenes leading thinkers and practitioners in the fields of climate change and environmental advocacy, neuro-behavioral and...
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Can Religion Save the Jordan River?
Friends of the Earth Middle East (FoEME) is promoting a faith-based advocacy campaign to support ecological restoration of the Lower Jordan River. By engaging Muslim, Christian and Jewish communities...
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