Author: Katie Horner2

Katie graduated from Middlebury College with a B.A. in Environmental Studies with a focus in Policy. In addition to water issues, she is interested in sustainable agriculture and food security. Katie was an intern at CWC.

Parched for Peace: A Miniseries on the Mideast Water Crisis

For a vast majority of the past fifty years, oil and its abundance defined the Middle East. In coming years, however, that part of the world may well be defined by the dearth of a different natural resource: water.
The New York DEP: A New Kind of Modeling Agency

Last Friday, Don Pierson of the NY DEP gave a lecture at the Columbia Water Center as part of our Fall Seminar Series. The talk, entitled “A Project to Evaluate the Effects of Climate Change on the NYC Drinking Water Supply,” detailed the process behind current DEP efforts to model the possible effects of climate…
‘Troubled Waters’ Wreaking Havoc, from Minnesota to Mexico

On October 5th, ‘Troubled Waters’, a documentary produced by the University of Minnesota’s Bell Museum, was screened for the first time on the U’s main campus in St. Paul.
Denmark’s New Mark: Fossil-free by 2050

Last Monday, October 11th, Columbia University’s Earth Institute and the Consulate General of Denmark co-hosted “The Climate Challenge: Revitalizing the Debate”. The daylong symposium included three panel sessions, in which experts from academia, the private sector, government and non-governmental organizations discussed the effects and implications of global climate change as well as steps –both taken…
Understanding the ‘Rain’ in Rainforest

There is increasing evidence that forests – and subsequently, deforestation – may have impacts on global water cycles.
Peruvians Fight for Their Right to Water

On September 17, one man was killed and 18 others injured when police attempted to break up demonstrators protesting an irrigation project recently approved by the Peruvian government.

Parched for Peace: A Miniseries on the Mideast Water Crisis

For a vast majority of the past fifty years, oil and its abundance defined the Middle East. In coming years, however, that part of the world may well be defined by the dearth of a different natural resource: water.
The New York DEP: A New Kind of Modeling Agency

Last Friday, Don Pierson of the NY DEP gave a lecture at the Columbia Water Center as part of our Fall Seminar Series. The talk, entitled “A Project to Evaluate the Effects of Climate Change on the NYC Drinking Water Supply,” detailed the process behind current DEP efforts to model the possible effects of climate…
‘Troubled Waters’ Wreaking Havoc, from Minnesota to Mexico

On October 5th, ‘Troubled Waters’, a documentary produced by the University of Minnesota’s Bell Museum, was screened for the first time on the U’s main campus in St. Paul.
Denmark’s New Mark: Fossil-free by 2050

Last Monday, October 11th, Columbia University’s Earth Institute and the Consulate General of Denmark co-hosted “The Climate Challenge: Revitalizing the Debate”. The daylong symposium included three panel sessions, in which experts from academia, the private sector, government and non-governmental organizations discussed the effects and implications of global climate change as well as steps –both taken…
Understanding the ‘Rain’ in Rainforest

There is increasing evidence that forests – and subsequently, deforestation – may have impacts on global water cycles.
Peruvians Fight for Their Right to Water

On September 17, one man was killed and 18 others injured when police attempted to break up demonstrators protesting an irrigation project recently approved by the Peruvian government.