The Cost of Bearing Witness

How one sees the past year depends upon how deeply you look into what happened. Most people in this country don't delve into issues like environmental chaos, rising authoritarianism, and war. That is aided by labeling those who insist on learning these things as "woke." Aided by news and social media that doesn't cover these … Continue reading The Cost of Bearing Witness →

World Water Week

World Water Week 2023: 20 –24 August World Water Week is going on now. You can register for free online access here: https://worldwaterweek.org/tickets Seeds of change: Innovative Solutions for a Water-Wise World What ideas and innovations will we need in a more unstable, water-scarce world? How can water be a tool to address problems like … Continue reading World Water Week →

Water, Peace, and Security e-learning course

I've written a number of posts about the Water, Peace, and Security (WPS) organization. (See: https://polycrisis.center/?s=water+peace+security ). The previous post was about Niger, one of the countries targeted by the Frexus project that WPS is involved with, relating to the Water-Energy-Food Security Nexus. (See: https://www.water-energy-food.org/frexus-improving-security-and-climate-resilience-in-a-fragile-context-through-the-water-energy-food-nexus ) To help understand the polycrisis of water, energy and … Continue reading Water, Peace, and Security e-learning course →

World Water Week 2023

I only began to study polycrisis two months ago. (First post, June 6, 2023, Part 1: Sketching the Interacting Systemic Risks of a Polycrisis ). Since then I've been working to understand this framework to identify and conceptualize global risks and responses. Since then there have continued to be so many extreme crises that I kept … Continue reading World Water Week 2023 →

Mutual Aid, Polycrisis, Shelter

According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), there were an estimated 580,466 people experiencing homelessness on a single night in January 2020, a 2.2% increase from the previous year. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the problem, as many people lost their jobs, income, and housing stability due to the economic and … Continue reading Mutual Aid, Polycrisis, Shelter →