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
Category: Water
Polycrisis 10/12/2023
The humanitarian costs of the escalating war in the Middle East are staggering and devastating to watch. Yesterday, during our weekly Friends Committee on National Legislation's (FCNL) Witness Wednesday Silent Reflection, the war and its consequences were the focus of our prayers. For many years FCNL has worked to support legislation for peace and social … Continue reading Polycrisis 10/12/2023
Resilience deficit 4. Increasing water stress and population growth
GAR Special Report 2023: Mapping resilience for the Sustainable Development Goals Increasing demand on water resources Map 6 shows how population and economic growth, combined with the impacts of climate change, are rapidly increasing demand on water resources. That means that by 2050, the total population in countries with critical water stress is expected to … Continue reading Resilience deficit 4. Increasing water stress and population growth
GAR Special Report 2023
Recent articles on the website have focused on global disaster risk reduction. In particular, about the work of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR). UNDRR periodically publishes Global Assessment Reports on Disaster Risk Reduction (GAR). Previous writings on this site have been related to GAR 2022. https://www.undrr.org/gar/gar2022-our-world-risk-gar Mapping Resilience for the Sustainable … Continue reading GAR Special Report 2023
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
Niger Conflict
I've been focusing on learning about polycrisis since I learned about the concept because it provides a comprehensive, integrated way to understand complex, interrelated problems related to unfolding environmental devastation and all the consequences of that. The horrors of the wildfires in Maui are just the most recent example of unfolding environmental disaster. As a … Continue reading Niger Conflict
Nandi Drought Story
As I've been studying and writing about international water concerns, I'm reminded of the Nandi people and their Drought Story. This is about preserving language and culture. And the importance of stories. If we are to find a new kind of good life amid the catastrophes these myths have spawned, then we need to radically … Continue reading Nandi Drought Story
Sustainable Development Goal 6
Although it is obvious that environmental devastation is a global problem, I had paid little attention to what this means outside this country. I wasn't aware of all the work being done by the United Nations, but I am very glad to be learning about this. Global solutions are required. Yesterday I wrote about the … Continue reading Sustainable Development Goal 6
Seeds of Change: Innovative Solutions for a Water-Wise World
Water is one of the most important pieces of a number of polycrises. The Food, Water, and Energy Insecurity polycrisis creates famine, premature death, and is a primary contributor of civil unrest, violence, war, terrorism, and migration. A “water-wise” world refers to a global perspective and approach to managing our water resources in a sustainable, balanced … Continue reading Seeds of Change: Innovative Solutions for a Water-Wise World
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