Water Resources
Spring 2009 IPJC Justice Journal Issue on Water 
Spring 2004 IPJC
Justice Journal Issue on Water
World Water Day 2010: Clean Water for a Healthy Day
Water Quality is the theme of the 2010 World Water Day—March 22. Send an e-card, view an interactive map of events, and learn more.
Pledge to "Think Outside the Bottle"
Make a pledge to use tap water over bottled water and to support strong public water systems.
Online Petition to Adopt Article 31
Ask the United Nations to add a new article to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights recognizing a fundamental right to water.
Calculate Your Water Footprint
An interactive tool designed to help you figure out how much water you use, how you use it and how you can use less.
Water Conservation Resources Map
Click on the interactive map to find your local water conservation agency.
FreeFlo
FreeFlo is a communication network designed to strengthen the global water activist community, to challenge the privatization of water, to promote solidarity and water justice for all.
Global
Water Partnership
A working partnership of those involved in water management
including: government agencies, public institutions and private companies.
Extensive region-based water information and a library of publications.
H20 Conserve
H2O conserve is a web-based project that offers tools and knowledge that enable individuals to make water conservation part of their everyday lives. Sponsored by ICCR, GRACE, Food & Water Watch, and the Johns Hopkins University Center for a Livable Future.
International
Water Resources Organization
An interdisciplinary organization focused on promoting
the sound management of water resources around the world through research
and education. Link to the journal, Water International.
One
World Water and Sanitation Guide
Online news and information site focused on human rights
and sustainable development issues. The guide is an excellent introduction
to the subject of Water and Sanitation in the developing world including
water and the UN Millennium Development Goals.
Running
Dry
A public information/education project to raise awareness
regarding the global water crisis including a new documentary, "Running
Dry."
Stockholm
International Water Institute
A policy institute aimed at promoting sound water policy.
Well organized list of links and publications.
Waiting for Water
Waiting for Water is an ecumenical network of Christians who recognize that millions of people around the world are still waiting for access to safe water. We provide free resources for churches and individuals to participate in The Easter Journey.
Water
1st International
A US based nonprofit working around the world on committed
to sustainable, community-focused solutions to water issues.
Water
Advocates
A network of nonprofit organizations dedicated to increasing
American support for worldwide access to safe, affordable and sustainable
supplies of drinking water and adequate sanitation. Resources for advocacy
and extensive list of nongovernmental organizations working on water issues.
WaterAid
An international nongovernmental organization dedicated
exclusively to the provision of safe domestic water, sanitation and hygiene
education to the world's poorest people. Thorough website including news,
policy analyses, and activities for children.
The
Water Page
An independent initiative dedicated to the promotion of
sustainable water resources management and use with an emphasis on the
development and protection of water in developing regions. Good background
information with links to policy and environmental organizations.
Water
Partners
A U.S. based nonprofit working around the world on sustainable
water supplies. Link to a curriculum for elementary and middle-school
teachers.
Water
and Sanitation Program
Administered by the World Bank, this network of development
organizations is working to alleviate poverty by increasing sustained
access to water and sanitation services. Good resource of background information
by country.
Water Use it Wisely
Nearly 400 towns, cities, states, utilities, and private and public organizations have adopted the Water - Use It Wisely campaign, making it one of the largest conservation educational outreach programs in the world.
World
Water Council
A nongovernmental organization working to promote awareness,
build political commitment and trigger action on critical water issues
at all levels. A primary website for background information including
policy analysis and current news.
Water
Web Consortium
A web-based consortium aimed at promoting the sharing of
information about water related issues. An excellent website with the
premier database of links to organizations working on water issues.
Global Environment Monitoring System (GEMS) Water
Provides scientifically-sound data and information on the state and trends of global inland water quality required as a basis for the sustainable management of the world's freshwater to support global environmental assessments and decision-making processes.
UNICEF
A United Nations sponsored organization focused on human
rights for children including water and sanitation. An easy to navigate
website with links to water statistics and various publications.
UN
Millennium Development Goals
UN Goals aimed at reducing global poverty.
UN Water
The official UN mechanism for follow-up of the water-related decisions reached at the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development and the Millennium Development Goals.
U.S.
Agency for International Development (USAID)
U.S. federal agency working around the world to improve
access to safe and adequate water supply and sanitation.
Water: H2O = Life
Resources from the American Museum of Natural History exhibit on water.
Water for Life
In 2003 the UN proclaimed the years 2005 to 2015 as the International Decade for Action 'Water for Life'. The primary goal is to promote efforts to fulfill international commitments made on water and water-related issues by 2015.
Water for People, Water for Life
The UN World Water Development Report published by World Water Assessment Programme.
World
Health Organization, Water and Sanitation Health
United Nations agency focused on the reduction of water
and waste related disease. Many good publications on water and sanitation
policy.
Print Materials
Barlow, Maude. Blue Covenant: The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle for the Right to Water. New Press, 2008.
Barlow, Maude and Tony Clarke. Blue Gold. The New Press, 2002.
Catholic Bishops of the Northwest. Columbia River
Pastoral.
Gasteyer, Stephen. "Water Conflict, Resources Management and Resolution: Trust, Tools, Technology and Politics," 2009. An excerpt of this article appears in the Spring 2009 issue of A Matter of Spirit.
Gleick, Peter. The World's Water: The Biennial Report on Freshwater Resources, 2002-2003, vol. 3. Island Press, 2003.
Lohan, Tara. Water Consciousness. AlterNet Books, 2008.
Pearce, Fred. When the Rivers Run Dry: Water--The Defining Crisis of the Twenty-first Century. Beacon Press, 2007.
Shiva, Vandana. Water Wars: Privatization, Pollution, and Profit. South End Press, 2002.
Ward, Diane Raines. Water Wars: Drought, Flood, Folly, and the Politics of Thirst. Riverhead Books, 2002.
White, Richard. The Organic Machine: the Remaking of the Columbia River, 1995.
World Health Organization/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Program for Water Supply and Sanitation. Water for Life: Making it Happen. WHO Press, 2005
Educating Young People about Water. A database of 151 water-related curricula. www.uwex.edu/erc/eypaw
Unicef's
Voices of Youth Water and Sanitation Website
An excellent site with activities and action ideas for young people.
Salmonpeople Theatrical Presentations
and Watershed Legacy Workshops. www.peterdonaldson.net
Seattle Public Utilities. Water
conservation resources for kids available at
www.cityofseattle.net/util/RESCONS/default.htm
Water Wars Pulitzer Gateway
Online portal connecting students and journalists on the ground in East Africa.
Flow: How Did A Handful of Corporations Steal Our Water?
Documentary investigation into The World Water Crisis. It builds a case against privatization of the world’s dwindling fresh water supply with a focus on politics, pollution, human rights, and the emergence of a domineering world water cartel. Flow also shows the people and institutions providing practical solutions to the water crisis, including new technologies. 84 min. $23.99
Poisoned Waters
This film examines the growing hazards of water pollution to human health and the ecosystem, revealing that stormwater runoff, consumer products, and agricultural waste threaten both human health and the environment. Teacher's Guide and Discussion Questions available. 1hr 53 min. Free online or $24.99 from PBS.org
Running Dry
A documentary illustrating the world's water crisis. 81 min. $29.95
The American Southwest: Are We Running Dry?
Featuring narration from Jane Seymour, “The American Southwest: Are We Running Dry?” is a definitive look at how the water crisis affects the American Southwest states and its escalating economic toll.
Thirst
Stories of communities in Japan, Bolivia, India and the U.S. that are asking fundamental questions as water becomes the most valuable commodity of the 21st century. 62 min. $29.95
Water for Life
Tells the epic story of the Great Lakes by following the cascade of its water from northern Lake Superior to the Atlantic Ocean, through the lives of some of the 35 million people who rely on the lakes for survival. Free interactive online video.
Canadian Catholic Organization
for Development and Peace
www.devp.org
Seattle, WA 98115