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On March 4, Dr. Steven Gorelick visited the University of Virginia School of Engineering. Gorelick is the Cyrus F. Tolman Professor in the Department of Earth System Science at Stanford University, a Senior Fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment, and the Director of the Global Freshwater Initiative. His talk was about “Coupled Human-Natural Systems Analysis of Freshwater Sustainability: Narrative-driven Policy Evaluation.” We talked to him afterward. The project you highlighted is work that you have been doing in Jordan. What are the key water challenges that Jordan faces, and why d ..read more

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On March 3, Tam Nguyen gave the first talk of the eighth annual World Water Events, a collaboration between the Global Water Initiative and the Darden Business School. Nguyen is the global sustainability officer of The Bechtel Corporation and president of bechtel.org, the company’s social enterprise. He formulated Bechtel’s sustainability strategy and leads its implementation. He also heads new corporate initiatives, as well as stakeholder and policy planning on climate change, human rights, and economic inclusion. He holds a doctorate in business administration and two masters’ degrees in int ..read more

The Blue Nile Health Project (BNHP) and the International Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation Decade (IDWSSD, the Water Decade) are examples of extraordinary cooperation and coordination. The Water Decade marked the beginning of the global effort to provide clean drinking water and adequate sanitation for all. The BNHP demonstrated that with adequate financing, staffing, interdisciplinary cooperation, and community buy-in, extraordinary results can be achieved. It also underscored that success depends on sustained, long-term investments. The 1970s and ’80s were arguably the most important tim ..read more

The Global Water Initiative held the fourth annual UVA Graduate Water Research Symposium on Nov 17, 2021.  Again in modified social distancing format, ten graduate students presented their work.  This year Maria Rossetti, a civil engineering doctoral student, gave the top presentation: “Assessing the impact of storm volume on nitrogen transport in biochar-amended soils for stormwater runoff management.” An honorable mention goes to Prakrut Kansara who presented “An Assessment of the Filling Process of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam and Its Impact on the Downstream Countries.”&nb ..read more

Electrochemistry and Water There are three main processes to consider when discussing clean water. The first is acquiring clean water for consumption. Hydrology is a deciding factor regarding the availability of water from sources like lakes, rivers, aquifers, or oceans. Chemistry and electrochemistry are used in the process of refining and treating water to a level safe for either human or industrial consumption. One example of electrochemistry’s impact on clean water availability is electrolytic desalination, which is the process of purifying saline water in an electrochemical cell. The seco ..read more

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In the eighth edition of the Global Water Initiative’s World Water Events, the last event was a talk by Jonathan Overpeck, the Samuel A. Graham Dean of Environmental Sciences at the University of Michigan and its William B. Stapp Collegiate Professor of Environmental Education, titled “Climate Change, The Colorado River and Global Aridification, a High-Confidence Assessment.” The Colorado River Basin is incredibly important, as some 40 to 50 million people directly depend on it for their water. At the same time, this basin that passes through seven states is experiencing severe water stress. T ..read more

As part of this year’s World Water Events, the Global Water Initiative hosted Professor Shaoda Wang from the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago. Professor Wang presented his ongoing research project together with a number of other researchers and colleagues. The title of his talk was Does Public Participation Matter? Evidence from a National-Scale Experiment on the Enforcement of Environmental Regulations in China.[i] The group of researchers studies the effectiveness of water and air pollution regulation in China. It is no secret that China’s rapid growth has led to s ..read more