Author: Julia Apland Hitz6

Julia is currently with the Findhorn Foundation ecovillage in Scotland. For two years she served as Communications Manager for the Columbia Water Center, Earth Institute, Columbia University. She has also worked as a planning consultant and development officer in environment, sustainable development, social services, and health, in Central America, the UK and the USA. Visit website »

Punjab Water Day 2010

On March 20, the Columbia Water Center and the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) celebrated Punjab Water Day. Don’t be looking for a water slide or balloons or information booths. This was a recognition of the seriousness of the water crisis in Punjab, and of the commitment to find solutions.
GRACE Satellites and the Global Water Balance: CWC Seminar

In an April 1 Columbia Water Center Seminar, two researchers from the Center for Sustainable Water Resources, Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas Austin, Bridget R. Scanlon and Laurent Longuevergne, spoke on their work with GRACE data and subsurface tracer studies, and what they bring to the climate science field.
Cool Dip: New play about Africa and water conservation at Playwrights Horizons

Playing now through April 11th, Kia Corthron’s A COOL DIP IN THE BARREN SAHARAN CRICK tells the story of an African preacher-in-training, Abebe, who arrives in a drought-stricken American town to further his studies in water conservation and religion. Hosted by a mother and daughter haunted by tragedy, Abebe must prepare to battle the personal…
National Geographic Water Issue speaks volumes

To celebrate World Water Day this year, the National Geographic Magazine gave us a lovely gift. They produced a Special Issue on Water – one whole 200+ page issue of engaging articles, and of course photographs. Oh, the photographs. If a picture is worth a thousand words, then this issue alone is an Encyclopedia of…
LAUNCH Water Sustainability Forum report from Tobias Siegfried

LAUNCH is a new initiative founded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), USAID, US State Dept, and NIKE to identify and support innovative work with great potential to contribute to sustainable solutions for many of the current environmental challenges. The organization will coordinate a series of forums which bring together scientists, academics, policy…
Scientific Realism and Climate Change: Seminar with Martin Skrydstrup

Martin Skrydstrup is looking at science from a different perspective. By studying the scientific process anthropologically, he hopes to help reduce public confusion and mistrust around Climate Change science.
Nitrogen and Wastewater: Kartik Chandran interview Part 2

Part 2 of CWC interview with research scientist Kartik Chandran: Nitrogen in wastewater removal and technology development. “As part of the nitrous oxide research program we are also coming up with process designs that remove nitrogen from both the liquid and gaseous space. Not one against the other. This is actually going into place all…
Microbial Drug Resistance: Interview with Kartik Chandran, Part 1

Kartik Chandran, an Assistant Professor at the Columbia University Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering and the Director of CUBES, spoke to CWC about microbial drug resistance and nitrogen in wastewater treatment, and its relationship with climate change.
Worldwide Drinking Water and Sanitation: New WHO/UNICEF report

WHO/UNICEF has released a new report that describes the status and trends with regard to safe drinking-water and basic sanitation worldwide, and progress made towards the Millennium Development Goals drinking-water and sanitation target.

Punjab Water Day 2010

On March 20, the Columbia Water Center and the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) celebrated Punjab Water Day. Don’t be looking for a water slide or balloons or information booths. This was a recognition of the seriousness of the water crisis in Punjab, and of the commitment to find solutions.
GRACE Satellites and the Global Water Balance: CWC Seminar

In an April 1 Columbia Water Center Seminar, two researchers from the Center for Sustainable Water Resources, Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas Austin, Bridget R. Scanlon and Laurent Longuevergne, spoke on their work with GRACE data and subsurface tracer studies, and what they bring to the climate science field.
Cool Dip: New play about Africa and water conservation at Playwrights Horizons

Playing now through April 11th, Kia Corthron’s A COOL DIP IN THE BARREN SAHARAN CRICK tells the story of an African preacher-in-training, Abebe, who arrives in a drought-stricken American town to further his studies in water conservation and religion. Hosted by a mother and daughter haunted by tragedy, Abebe must prepare to battle the personal…
National Geographic Water Issue speaks volumes

To celebrate World Water Day this year, the National Geographic Magazine gave us a lovely gift. They produced a Special Issue on Water – one whole 200+ page issue of engaging articles, and of course photographs. Oh, the photographs. If a picture is worth a thousand words, then this issue alone is an Encyclopedia of…
LAUNCH Water Sustainability Forum report from Tobias Siegfried

LAUNCH is a new initiative founded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), USAID, US State Dept, and NIKE to identify and support innovative work with great potential to contribute to sustainable solutions for many of the current environmental challenges. The organization will coordinate a series of forums which bring together scientists, academics, policy…
Scientific Realism and Climate Change: Seminar with Martin Skrydstrup

Martin Skrydstrup is looking at science from a different perspective. By studying the scientific process anthropologically, he hopes to help reduce public confusion and mistrust around Climate Change science.
Nitrogen and Wastewater: Kartik Chandran interview Part 2

Part 2 of CWC interview with research scientist Kartik Chandran: Nitrogen in wastewater removal and technology development. “As part of the nitrous oxide research program we are also coming up with process designs that remove nitrogen from both the liquid and gaseous space. Not one against the other. This is actually going into place all…
Microbial Drug Resistance: Interview with Kartik Chandran, Part 1

Kartik Chandran, an Assistant Professor at the Columbia University Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering and the Director of CUBES, spoke to CWC about microbial drug resistance and nitrogen in wastewater treatment, and its relationship with climate change.
Worldwide Drinking Water and Sanitation: New WHO/UNICEF report

WHO/UNICEF has released a new report that describes the status and trends with regard to safe drinking-water and basic sanitation worldwide, and progress made towards the Millennium Development Goals drinking-water and sanitation target.