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Reuse of the deuce: Calgary company recycling clean water from cattle, hog manure

PUBLISHED: 26 March 2024      Last Edited: 26 March 2024

CBC

A Calgary company is helping farmers recycle livestock manure into clean water that can be used to irrigate crops. Livestock Water Recycling says its technology separates cattle and hog manure into liquids and solids — so farmers can do their duty with their animals’ doody. Click here to continue reading

Students launch Shoal Lake 40 First Nation merch line on World Water Day

PUBLISHED: 25 March 2024      Last Edited: 25 March 2024

Global News

Where does your water come from? For Winnipeggers, the answer is Shoal Lake 40 First Nation, a community that long struggled for their right to clean water.Andrea Redsky, a teacher at Harvey Redsky Memorial School, said not all of her students will remember first-hand the decades-long boil water advisory in the community. Click here to continue reading

Compare and contrast: World Water Day 2024: bridging divides through water cooperation

PUBLISHED: 25 March 2024      Last Edited: 25 March 2024

World Health Organization

Access to drinking-water is a human right, but when water is scarce or polluted, or when people have unequal or no access, tensions can rise (1). This underscores the need to harness the cooperative power of water. Successful examples of water cooperation highlight its value in conflict resolution and community improvement. Click here to continue reading

Calgary-based organization works to improve access to clean drinking water

PUBLISHED: 25 March 2024      Last Edited: 25 March 2024

CTV News

The theme for the 2024 World Water Day is “Water for Peace,” something that staff at the Calgary-based Centre for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology (CAWST) take to heart. Click here to continue reading

Compare and contrast: World Water Day: Considering barriers to clean, safe water

PUBLISHED: 25 March 2024      Last Edited: 25 March 2024

Water Canada

For the Creemore, Ontario-based nonprofit, safe water means continuing to collaborate with Indigenous communities that have identified education and training as critical solutions to many water challenges. It means removing barriers to opportunities that may exist in other classroom models. Click here to continue reading

Compare and contrast: Isn’t every day World Water Day?

PUBLISHED: 25 March 2024      Last Edited: 25 March 2024

Water Canada

Having a World Water Day on March 22nd each year is an interesting paradox as there is no day within the calendar that is not influenced by water. Seventy-one percent of the planet’s surface is covered in water, with 2.5% of that being freshwater. Click here to continue reading

Compare and contrast: World Water Day: Mitigating Canada’s Water Scarcity

PUBLISHED: 25 March 2024      Last Edited: 25 March 2024

Water Canada

The effects of climate change are making a water scarcity an issue in jurisdictions we never thought possible, including municipalities and regions in Canada once thought to be home to plentiful resources. Click here to continue reading

Compare and contrast: World Water Day: One Drop survey reveals Canadians’ thoughts on access to safe water

PUBLISHED: 25 March 2024      Last Edited: 25 March 2024

Water Canada

Just in time for World Water Day, the One Drop Foundation is releasing the results of a new public opinion poll and reaffirming its unwavering commitment to safe water access for all. Click here to continue reading

Compare and contrast: World Water Day: Using data-driven transparency as a tool for building consensus on water

PUBLISHED: 25 March 2024      Last Edited: 25 March 2024

Water Canada

The 2024 theme for World Water Day ‘Water for Peace’ couldn’t be more relevant. Peace is not a theme limited to sovereign states. Around the world, there is tension and competition for water, both within and between countries and even among “friends” such as in the EU. Click here to continue reading

Compare and contrast: Global water shortages are looming. Here is what can be done about them.

PUBLISHED: 22 March 2024      Last Edited: 22 March 2024

UN Environment Programme

World Water Day, shines a spotlight on the global water crisis, which is being driven by a combination of factors, from climate change to leaky pipes. Here is a look at seven things countries and individuals can do to stem water shortfalls. Click here to continue reading