Water, Sanitation, Hygiene
According to the Centers for Disease Control, global access to safe water, adequate sanitation, and proper hygiene education can reduce illness and death from disease, leading to improved health, poverty reduction, and socio-economic development. However, many countries are challenged to provide these basic necessities to their populations, leaving people at risk for water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH)-related diseases. Resources available within this theme offer information on providing access to safe water and appropriate sanitation facilities, and introducing sound hygiene behaviors.
Water, Sanitation, Hygiene Resources
Downscaled CMIP3 and CMIP5 Climate and Hydrology Projections
U.S. Geological Survey
The archive provides climate and hydrologic projections at spatial and temporal scales relevant to some of the watershed and basin-scale decisions facing water and natural resource managers and planners dealing with climate change. Such access permits several types of analyses, including: (1)...Read more
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United StatesNorth AmericaCreating Clean Water Cash Flows: Developing Private Markets for Green Stormwater Infrastructure in Philadelphia
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January 1, 2013The Nature Conservancy
Taken together, the chapters suggest that although
Philadelphia's parcel-based fee system is a good first step
toward drawing private investment to green infrastructure,
many economic barriers remain. In the current market
environment, the discounted payback periods of most green...Read more
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United StatesNorth AmericaUSGS Water Science School - Questions and Answers
U.S. Geological Survey
A part of the USGS Water Science School, this page provides a series of questions and answers surrounding water. Topics include Water at Home, Water Use, Measuring Water, Water Chemistry and Quality, and the Water Around Us.Read more
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United StatesNorth AmericaNRD Oral History Project
Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute at the University of Nebraska
A website produced by the Water for Food Global Institute and partners, featuring oral histories about the development of Nebraska's Natural Resources Districts, a unique groundwater management institution based on local governance.Read more
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United StatesNorth AmericaTowards Global Water Security
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August 1, 2016Report that assesses the conditions under which
a global Water Grand Strategy (WGS) might be
created and implemented by stakeholders in the
United States within the next one to two years. Read more
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United StatesNorth AmericaLiving Map of Innovative Financing Mechanisms in the United States
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June 28, 2017Stanford University's Water in the West Program
This map shows case studies of successful innovative water financing efforts around the country designed to be implemented at various scalse. Read more
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United StatesNorth AmericaGeographies of Insecure Water Access and the Housing-Water Nexus in US Cities
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November 17, 2020Secure water access is a fundamental human right. Our study reveals disparities in piped water access in urban areas in the United States. Unplumbed households in cities, on balance, are more likely to be headed by people of color, earn lower incomes, live in mobile homes, rent their residence, and...Read more
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North AmericaUnited StatesInequalities in Public Water Arsenic Concentrations in Counties and Community Water Systems across the United States
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December 9, 2020In the United States, nationwide estimates of public drinking water arsenic exposure are not readily available. Our objective was to characterize potential inequalities in CWS arsenic exposure over time and across sociodemographic subgroups.Read more
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North AmericaUnited StatesDon't see what you're looking for? You can search USWP member sites, request a resource, or contact the USWP.