Posts Tagged 'United Nations'

A Point Dume Story — Mark Armfield and Jack Rose

Mark Armfield is the owner of Armfield Design & Construction, Malibu, California.

Mark Armfield is the owner of Armfield Design & Construction, Malibu, California.

MALIBU, ...

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Global Envision article

Below is a RainCatcher story, Water for everyone, that appeared on globalenvision.org, an initiative of Mercy Corps.

SUCCESS STORIES

Water for everyone

Posted on Global Envision: April 03, 2007

How one individual’s simple discovery, the refreshing taste of ...

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A global clean-water shortage

Los Angeles Times article: A global clean-water shortage, November 10, 2006.

A global clean-water shortage

A U.N. agency report calls for action to save lives and energize economies by boosting supplies and sanitation.

By Robyn Dixon, Times Staff Writer
November ...

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Bosiango

RainCatcher — Kenya: Harvesting natural rainwater to quench the world’s thirst.

Subject: Help us Have Clean and Safe Water

International Water Decade

United Nations Declares 2005-2015 International Water Decade.

On December 23, 2003, the 58th session of the United Nations General Assembly established March 22, 2005 as World Water Day. That day also marks the beginning of the International Decade for Action—Water for ...

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Simple pleasures

A 1999 World Bank – United Nations Development Program report called “Learning What Works” strongly criticized mega-projects and called for small technologies and community control of water.

People in the United States drink over 2.5 billion gallons of bottled water each ...

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