Fresh Water
Fresh water is the one commodity that each of us needs in an equal amount daily to survive. Most of the world's water is salt -- only 3% is fresh, and two-thirds of that is frozen in the polar caps. The entire world population, then, relies on this finite 1% that is circulated between air and sea through "the hydrological cycle." As we continue to waste, pollute, and exhaust our fresh water, we will come to rely more on the ocean's capacity to distribute and supply water by desalinization and other purification technologies.
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Present Situation |
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The Water Conflict Chronology |
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Solutions |
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Sustainable Solutions to Water Scarcity: Integrated Water Resource Management |
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Circle of Blue: Top 19 Solutions to the Global Fresh Water Crisis |
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Key Resources |
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| Water ReUse: A global connections map to learn about places around the world that are using recycled water for drinking. |
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WORLD OCEAN RADIO on WATER: |
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| Watermark, Part V | |
| Watermark, Part IV | |
| Watermark, Part III | |
| Watermark, Part II | |
| Watermark, Part I | |
| Virtual Water | |
| Planning with Water, Part VI | |
| Planning with Water, Part V | |
| Planning with Water, Part IV | |
| Planning with Water, Part III | |
| Planning with Water, Part II | |
| Planning with Water, Part I | |
| War and Water | |
| Water Conciousness in a Global Crisis | |
| Global Water Contract, Part II | |
| Global Water Contract, Part I |
AN APP FOR THE OCEAN
We have a NEW APP to showcase W2O programs and offerings. Download the app for free today on the App Store by searching for "W2O". With the app installed you'll have access to our weekly World Ocean Radio broadcasts, each issue of the World Ocean Journal, updates to the World Ocean Forum blog, access to these monthly newsletters, and more—all in one easy-to-use app! We hope you'll download today, RATE AND REVIEW on the App Store, and let us know how it works!
SUPPORT W2O WHEN YOU SHOP ONLINE
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OUTLAW OCEAN MUSIC PROJECT:
WHERE MUSIC MEETS JOURNALISM
All music in this project is based on THE OUTLAW OCEAN, a New York Times best-selling book by Ian Urbina that chronicles lawlessness at sea around the world. The reporting touches on a diversity of abuses ranging from illegal and overfishing, arms trafficking at sea, human slavery, gun-running, intentional dumping, murder of stowaways, thievery of ships, and other topics. The music is an act of solidarity across geography and language, and an attempt at storytelling from written word to music. It is a captivating collection of inspired songs. Take your pick: listen to ambient tracks, classical, electronic or hiphop.
