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World Water Day: March 22, 2014
Help raise awareness of the link between water and energy, this year's theme for the UN's World Water Day. Share some information with your Rotary club, family, or friends about this important topic! The UN website contains lots of useful information and suggestions for the day.
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 World Water Summit 6: Friday May 30, 2014
Sydney, Australia immediately before the international convention.
Hear keynote speaker Dr. Bob Scott, former Chair of the Rotary Foundation, and Rotary leader in our fight to eradicate polio, speak about what we have learned from our collaborations with global health organizations. Register now!
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 Manual Drilling Webinars
Between Feb 11 and March 11, 2014, UNICEF and RWSN have been offering a series of webinars in French and in English. You can download a summary, as well as the presentations from http://www.rural-water-supply.net/en/resources/details/565. The recording can also be watched from: http://vimeo.com/86508528.
Manual drilling has been successfully implemented in many countries with several taking it to scale.
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 Rotarian designs UDDT !
Two years ago, PDG Bob Newlon (Dist 6420) led a Rotary team to a jungle school in Guatemala. With a Rotary grant he set up a rainwater harvesting system and taught how to make and maintain biosand filters to clean their water when it doesn't rain enough. Last year he returned to the jungle school and made a biodegradable, urine diversion, totally above ground outhouse that lasts virtually forever and doesn't smell (much). The community use both the urine and the humanure for fertilizer. Very successful, Bob has now made a smaller version for a family of five or six. Email Bob for more information.
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 UN General Assembly Thematic Dialogue
Addressed a special post-2015 thematic dialogue on water, sanitation, and sustainable energy, Ban Ki-Moon said:
"The cost of unsafe water and poor sanitation is borne primarily by the poor. Someone living in a slum is not only at greater risk of disease and damaged health, but he or she may well be paying more per litre of water than those from wealthy neighbourhoods.
Energy has the same profile. The wealthier you are, the cheaper your power. Affordable and reliable modern energy services are essential for alleviating poverty, improving health and raising living standards. That is why I launched Sustainable Energy for All in 2011." Read more of Ban Ki-Moon's remarks.
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Solar Water Pumps Wean Indian Farmers from Grid
A recent online article at www.renewableenergyworld.com
tells the story of efforts in India to move farmers from reliance on uncertain power and expensive diesel to solar. "The government is looking to swap 26 million groundwater pumps for more efficient irrigation models powered by the sun. If successful, crop production could rise in India, where farms suffer from blackouts and volatile fuel costs. It would also save about $6 billion a year in power and diesel subsidies."
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New Projects...
We love hearing about your projects and are delighted to relay these great opportunities for Rotarians to get involved in WASH projects! When posting your projects on the Wasrag website, please remember to include the name of your Rotary club and District number. Contact us at info@wasrag.org if you need help with your posting.
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Interested in Upcoming Events?
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*The Water and Sanitation Rotarian Action Group (Wasrag) is pleased to consider partnerships with any corporate supporter. Due to the unique attributes of water sources and water provision, acceptance of corporate support does not imply an endorsement of any particular water technology. Rotarians, Rotary clubs, and Rotary partners must evaluate any technology to determine if it is the best solution for the conditions where the program will be implemented. Wasrag can provide guidance about where different technologies work best, but Rotarians and Rotary clubs must make the final decision about how to implement their programs. |
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The Water & Sanitation Rotarian Action Group is a group of Rotarians whose purpose is to support Rotary clubs to effectively plan, finance, implement, monitor and evaluate water, sanitation, and hygiene programs, where they are most needed in a collaborative, cost-effective, timely, and sustainable manner, true to the principles of Rotary International. Wasrag operates in accordance with Rotary International policy but is not an agency of, or controlled by, Rotary International.
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