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Posts Tagged ‘World Water Week’
Posted: 09.14.2009
“Water as a Catalyst for Development, Peace and Security”
American Standard Toilet Scientist Jim McHale reporting from World Water Week:
Jan Eliasson addressed World Water Week
Jan Eliasson, President of the United Nations General Assembly 2005-2006, spoke on “Water as a Catalyst for Development, Peace and Security.”
While existing technologies offer significant conservation potential for developed countries, there was much discussion at World Water Week about impoverished nations and the estimated 2.6 billion people worldwide who lack basic levels of sanitation.
In addition, a majority of the 2,500 experts in attendance urged the world community to include water as part of global climate change negotiations. After all, it’s hard to overlook the ramifications of a resource that makes up two-thirds of the Earth’s surface.
Posted: 09.02.2009
The Message of World Water Week: Water Efficiency Works; Better Sanitation Needed for 2.6 Billion People
Jim McHale (center) w/Jonathan Kaledin & Brian Richter of the Nature Conservancy
American Standard Toilet Scientist Jim McHale traveled to Stockholm in July 2009 to join World Water Week, an international gathering of water community leaders discussing various water management and sanitation topics, hosted by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI).
Professor Toilet presents Dr. McHale’s report:
Part 1: High Efficiency Plumbing Credited with Water Efficiency; New Efforts Are Outside the Bathroom
Part 2: Water as a Catalyst for Development, Peace and Security
Posted: 09.02.2009
High Efficiency Plumbing Credited with Water Efficiency; New Efforts Are Outside the Bathroom
World Water Week was held in Stockholm, Sweden
American Standard Toilet Scientist Jim McHale reporting from World Water Week:
I had the opportunity to attend several talks from leaders of municipal water utilities. A Los Angeles representative presented data that showed that LA’s total water usage has remained flat over the last 25 years despite an additional one million people living there. The water efficiency is attributed mainly to low-flow toilets.
So many water-efficient products are in Los Angeles area homes now that the representative said, “The single-family home opportunity is pretty much saturated.” An interesting metaphor, indeed. Future water efficiency efforts in Los Angeles County will focus conservation on public use.
Another presenter, from the Southern Nevada Water Authority had a similar view, speaking of indoor household water conservation in Las Vegas as being played out. They are focusing conservation efforts on outdoor usage like household and commercial irrigation.
Water efficiency solutions were of interest in not only drought-plagued regions. In Philadelphia where water is plentiful there is no special focus on conservation at all. Utilities in that city are focused on finding green solutions to reducing storm run-off.
World Water Week is organized and presented by The Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI).
