Imagine H2O recently organized the Water Finance program held in the Global Climate Action Summit Water Pavilion hosted by the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation and the Water Foundation. Although the week underscored the need and opportunity for climate action, the current climate discussion continues to overlook a powerful opportunity — water. Last month, Gov. Jerry Brown marked the […]
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Congress recently overwhelmingly passed the America’s Water Infrastructure Act. Here is the latest national water policy perspective from IH2O guest blogger Dan Kidera of the OB-C Group in Washington DC. Congress just completed the America’s Water Infrastructure Act, a bipartisan and broadly supported comprehensive piece of legislation to address America’s water infrastructure needs. The bill […]
Showcasing the 2018 Winners and Asia Track Finalists of Imagine H2O’s Urban Drinking Water Challenge Technology remains underutilized in the global effort to secure universal access to safe drinking water by 2030. However, when combined with smart policy, adequate financing and good governance, entrepreneurship and innovation inspire optimism that U.N Sustainable Development Goal 6 is […]
Guest post from Dan Kidera We know there’s a lot of noise emanating from the general direction of Washington DC (and further east), but we’re not taking our eye off the ball on federal policy developments in water. IH2O contributor Dan Kidera presents a summary of the latest developments, including a brief appraisal of what the […]
Urban Drinking Water Innovation Series By Jennifer Sara, Director, Water Global Practice, World Bank Group What if satellites could track water contamination from space? What if AI could predict future vulnerability to drinking water scarcity — equipping decision makers with the tools and insights to act before a city-wide shortage? What if a new toilet was invented […]
Sustainable water solutions at the Volvo Ocean Race By Meegan Jones Sustainability Program Manager of the 2017–18 Volvo Ocean Race Introduction: The Volvo Ocean Race is committed to a sustainably produced, ethical and responsible event. The first focus of the event organizers was to review the impact of their own operations. This included the year-round Race […]
Urban Drinking Water Innovation Series Professional sailor Damian Foxall looks at solving water scarcity onboard and beyond Water scarcity, caused by physical shortage or inadequate infrastructure, is worsening on every continent at an alarming rate. The United Nations warns that water use has been growing globally at more than twice the rate of population in the […]
Urban Drinking Water Innovation Series From California to China, the alarm bells are ringing. Fast-growing cities globally are running short of safe and reliable drinking water as they cope with population growth, climate change and unsustainable water use practices. It’s estimated that over the next three decades, demand for water in cities is projected to […]
Urban Drinking Water Innovation Series Innovations in WasteWater Technology Like MABR Can Help Transform Cities With Water Shortages Guest Post by Wayne Byrne, CEO of OxyMem (IH2O ‘15) Cape Town is set in an amazing location nestled on the coast sitting under Table Mountain. With a population of 4 million, it is a popular tourist […]
by Dan Kidera, Principal at OB-C Group, a bipartisan boutique lobbying firm in Washington, DC. Dan will be writing a quarterly column for Imagine H2O on water issues on Capitol Hill. Here, he assesses recent progress on federal support for water infrastructure, and advice for entrepreneurs who think that federal policy is outside their sphere […]