Water Cities of the Future
Several global networks of cities have formed a partnership for a water-secure world (link to World Water Council press release). UN-Habitat, ICLEI, UCLG, and Daegu Gyeongbuk Development Institute...
View ArticleWater Ethics Conference
The Conference on Water Ethics at Viterbo University (La Crosse, Wisconsin) April 16-18, 2015, will feature prominent figures in the emerging field of water ethics. Speakers include Cynthia Barnett,...
View ArticleClimate Solidarity and Justice
French President François Hollande and Philippine President Benigno Aquino III jointly signed the Manila Call to Action on 27 February, citing the principles of of “climate solidarity and justice” in...
View ArticlePope Francis: Protect Water as a Common Good
In brief remarks on World Water Day [minute 11:15 to 12:15], Pope Francis reminded the crowd in St. Peter’s Square that “Humanity’s future depends on our ability to care for it and share it” and...
View ArticleEthics at the World Water Forum
The 7th World Water Forum, April 12-17 in the cities of Daegu and Gyeongju, South Korea, will feature the topic of Water Ethics in two sessions organized by Water-Culture Institute and UNESCO-IHP:...
View ArticleBottled Water in California
Does the water bottling industry become lessethical during a drought? That’s what many Californians believe according to this article from The Guardian. They have signed a petition demanding that...
View ArticleEthics at the World Water Forum
Two sessions on Water Ethics plus an exhibit were organized by Water-Culture Institute and UNESCO-IHP at the World Water Forum in Korea last month: Mainstreaming a New Water Ethic(Thematic Session...
View ArticleAgroecology in the News
What are the returns from investing 2/3 of the world’s freshwater into agriculture and how can we get more total value from Ag water? The E-Consultation on Transitions to Agroecology invites your...
View ArticleWater Ethics in the Paris Climate Talks
Ethics is increasingly acknowledged as a driver for mitigating climate change and its effects, but the specific potential of water ethics is rarely mentioned. Thus, the series of sessions organized by...
View ArticleInternational Society for Environmental Ethics
The annual conference of the (enviroethics.org) was held in Kiel, Germany in July this year. The Water Ethics Network organized three sessions on water ethics, led by by David Groenfeldt, Founder and...
View ArticleEthics, Water, Climate Change, and COP21
The 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP 21, was held in Paris, France, from 30 November to 12 December 2015. This is the 21st session of the Conference of the Parties (COP) and the...
View ArticleFeatured Organizations (Winter 2016)
Imagine H2O inspires new solutions to key water problems, and offers a path to market for promising entrepreneurs and innovations, building on Silicon Valley technologies and ideas. Freshwater Habitats...
View ArticleJanuary New Briefs
Water Stewardship “Gold” The Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) has awarded the world’s first “Gold level” of water stewardship to Inghams Enterprises, an integrated poultry producer operating in...
View ArticleAfter the Paris Agreement: Water yes, but what about ethics?
Water earned a seat at the climate table in Paris last month with creative initiatives such as SIWI’s Climate Is Water campaign, but what ethics will guide the water agenda? That’s still an open (and...
View ArticleWhite House Water Summit Recognizes Role of Water Ethics
WASHINGTON, DC – March 22, 2016 The Water-Culture Institute, a Santa Fe think-tank, along with University of Arizona and the Southwest Water Technology Cluster, will develop an “Ethics-Based Decision...
View ArticleMay News Briefs
Big Jump 2016 Water ethics will be celebrated at 3pm on July 10, throughout Europe, when “everybody will swim in the rivers… If swimming or jumping in your river is not possible, then just…celebrate...
View ArticleOctober News Briefs
Standing up for water in North Dakota For the past two months, the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North Dakota has been demonstrating against the construction of a $3.8 billion oil pipeline through their...
View ArticleK. J. Joy awarded the T N Khoshoo Memorial Award for 2016
Congratulations to K.J. Joy for receiving the prestigious T N Khoshoo Memorial Award for 2016. The annual T N Khoshoo Memorial Award is given to an academic or a practitioner whose work has had an...
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New book by Jeremy J. Schmidt
Jeremy J. Schmidt’s new book titled “Water Abundance, Scarcity, and Security in the Age of Humanity” is available now. Water: Abundance, Scarcity, and Security in the Age of Humanity, details the...
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Seeking Water Justice: Hearing the Voice of the Sacred Salmon
The Water Ethics Working Group is co-organizing a workshop on water and ecocentrism at Willamette University (Salem, Oregon) on June 16-17, 2017. The workshop is primarily organized by Dr. Susan Smith,...
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