Posts Tagged ‘humanitarian’

15
Aug

Water is a global issue

The global water situation will eventually affect everyone. It is time now to take action.

10
Aug

Transporting water cheaply

From the Roman aqueducts to modern-day pipelines, bulk water transportation hasn’t changed over the years.  Pipelines work well where there is an ongoing need over a long period of time so that the economic cost of construction can be recovered.  However pipelines can be an expensive alternative where there the need is ad-hoc or in [...]

28
Jul

Importing water to address humanitarian needs

Yemen The ever-booming population and the level of groundwater decreasing at the alarming rate of four meters each year is slowly but surely creating a major drinking water issues for some regions of Yemen. In Tiaz city, local residents say they only have access to running water inside the house one day a month. For [...]