Program Related Publication Feeds

Making Progress on Global Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Challenges

jdunton — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400

This report presents conclusions and recommendations offered at a World Water Day Learning Forum, “Making Progress on Global Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Challenges,” held at CSIS on March 21, 2011.

World Water Day

sherry — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Q1: What is World Water Day?

Water Issues in the QDDR

mentman — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

With more than 80 percent of the global burden of disease related to water, sanitation, and hygiene, and with water scarcity projected to affect 1.8 billion people by 2025, many in the water community have been wondering what the Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review will reveal regarding plans for diplomatic engagement and development assistance on global water challenges.

Paths Forward for the Global Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Sector

jdunton — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

On the afternoon of World Water Day, March 22, 2010, the Global Water Futures Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, D.C., hosted an event entitled “Paths Forward for the Global Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Sector.” CSIS organized the event in partnership with several organizations that work to promote access to water and sanitat

World Water Day

ian — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Q1: What is World Water Day?

U.S. Universities and International Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene

ian — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

This preliminary report focuses on the growing response of U.S. institutions of higher education to the global need for drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene (“WASH”) internationally.

Water and Agriculture: Implications for Development and Growth

jdunton — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

At a time of mounting population pressures, environmental declines, and growing demand for water, the Paul H.

Enhancing U.S. Leadership on Drinking Water and Sanitation

jdunton — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

In the United States, domestic support for greater investments in projects dedicated to improving global health through addressing water, sanitation, and hygiene issues has gathered momentum in recent years. In 2005 President George W.

Declaration on U.S. Policy and the Global Challenge of Water

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400

The United States now has the opportunity to take a global leadership position on a critical resource—water—that will become even more critical in the future. The world over, water is intricately linked to the stability and security of communities and nations, human health, education, economic prosperity, humanitarian relief, and stewardship of the physical environment.

Global Water Futures

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400

U.S. policies on the range of pressing international water-related issues—humanitarian relief, human health, economic development, environmental stewardship, and stability and security—are fragmented, underresourced, and insufficiently coordinated. In particular, both the U.S.

Water and Energy Futures in an Urbanized Asia

Sat, 15 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500

Urbanization is taking the world by storm. In the last 107 years, the proportion of humanity living in cities has skyrocketed from 13 to 50 percent. This trend can be expected to continue. The United Nations predicts that 60 percent of the global population will live in cities by 2030.

Addressing Our Global Water Future

Fri, 30 Sep 2005 00:00:00 -0400

On September 28, 2005, after a year of extensive background research, two conferences hosted in February and March 2005, and collaboration with several experts, the Center for Strategic and International Studies and Sandia National Laboratories released a White Paper outlining the major conclusions of the Global Water Futures project.