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The Colorado River Basin: What’s Wrong and What’s Needed To Make It Right

On Aug. 16, the U.S. federal government declared a Colorado River water shortage for the first time. This unprecedented action was triggered by the precipitous drop in Lake Mead’s water level: It’s at 1,067 feet above sea level,…

Drought, Mega Drought

What’s With the Colorado River Basin? The Colorado River Basin (CRB) and, in general, the American West, is in the midst of a water crisis. This crisis has been in the making for a long time…

The Colorado River Basin: Why We Need Watershed Scale Solutions

Entrepreneurs To Solve Wicked Water Problems While water scarcity, poor quality, lack of access to safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene and inequity of water services are a global problem, the solutions are typically at…

Tech and Innovation Offer Promise for the World’s Most Water-Challenged Regions

It is estimated that currently 844 million people live without clean water, and 2.3 billion people do not have access to basic sanitation, according to water.org. Water scarcity affects more than 40 percent of the…

The Water Footprint Versus the Water Handprint

Corporate water stewardship is dominated by water footprint strategies such as replenish, water neutral, water positive, etc. While carbon and climate strategies lend themselves to a strategy to become “neutral” or “positive” with respect to…

How IoT Relates to Climate Risk and the Industrial World: Five Basic Observations

The narrative of successful companies is ever-changing. The length of time the average company stayed on the Dow Jones Industrials list is roughly half what it was 50 – 60 years ago, and the tenure…

Opinion: Corporations Need To Do More To Solve Global Water Problems

Water insecurity and low resiliency revealed by the Covid-19 pandemic make it clear that stewardship is not enough: We need greater collaboration, innovation, and engagement with public policy June 19, 2020 — As the coronavirus…

Water and Climate Change: The Colorado River Basin Case Study

“If climate change is the shark, then water is the teeth.” This catchy saying has gained traction over the past several years, which is problematic. The saying appears to have originated from James P. Bruce, a Canadian…

The Digital Age of Water: Lessons From Other Sectors

The digital transformation of the water sector was ongoing before the COVID-19 pandemic. Digital technologies have now emerged as essential tools in solving water quantity and quality challenges. They’re also helping to vastly improve monitoring…

Digital Tools Now Help Address Water Scarcity

World Water Day was Sunday, March 22, and now more than ever it is time to address head-on the global crisis of water. Water is our most precious resource. We can no longer afford to…