Thirsty for knowledge? Check out the following water-related web sites:
World Water Day
Water Activities
- Discovery School – Water Water Everywhere lesson plan: Learn More
- The Globe Program Educators’ Corner: Learn More
- Peace Corps: http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/
- WaterAid Learn Zone: http://www.wateraid.org/uk/learn_zone/
- University of Wisconsin – Extension: Give Water a Hand: http://www.uwex.edu/erc/gwah/
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water Games and Activities: http://www.epa.gov/safewater/kids/index.html
- Water Use Calculator – Find out how much water you use at home: http://www.waterbudgets.com/ConserVision/CUWCC/DataInput.htm
- WaterWiser Drip Calculator – Measure and Estimate Water Wasted Due to Leaks (AWWA): http://www.awwa.org/advocacy/learn/conserve/dripcalc.cfm
Drinking Water Supplies
- IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre: http://www.irc.nl
- NGO Forum for Drinking Water Supply & Sanitation: Learn More
- Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council: http://www.wsscc.org
- World Health Organisation (WHO), Water, Sanitation and Health: http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/en/
Water-related Health Problems
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Division of Parasitic Diseases. Parasitic Pathways: Drinking Water: Learn More
- Diarrhea Page, Rehydration Project: http://rehydrate.org/diarrhoea/index.html
- Pan-American Health Organization, Basic Country Health Profiles for the Americas: http://www.paho.org/english/sha/profiles.htm
- Water and Environmental Health at London and Loughborough: http://www.lboro.ac.uk/well/index.htm
Drinking Water Issues in the United States
- Find out about your local water quality – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Water: http://www.epa.gov/safewater/dwinfo.htm
- American Academy of Microbiology Colloquia Reports: “Clean Water, What is Acceptable Microbial Risk?” and other water-related reports: http://www.asm.org/Academy/index.asp?bid=54416
- American Water Works Association, Drinking Water Week: http://www.awwa.org/Advocacy/dww/
- Home water testing – E-Watertest.com: http://www.e-watertest.com/
- Bottled water: Pure Drink or Pure Hype? Natural Resources Defense Council: http://www.nrdc.org/water/drinking/nbw.asp
- National Water Resources Association: http://www.nwra.org
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water: http://www.epa.gov/OGWDW/
- U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources of the United States: http://water.usgs.gov/
- U.S. Water News Online: http://www.uswaternews.com/homepage.html
- Ways to Save Water – Earth News Radio (ENN): http://enn.com/biz.html?id=329
Drinking Water Issues in Other Countries
- Global International Waters Assessment: http://www.giwa.net/
- Netherlands Water Partnership Water Information Network: http://www.giwa.net/
- United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Freshwater activities: http://www.unep.org/themes/freshwater/
- U.N. Environment Program UNEP.Net Freshwater Portal: http://freshwater.unep.net/
- UN Environment Programme: GEMS/Water: http://www.gemswater.org/
- Water and Sanitation Program (WSP): http://www.wsp.org/
- The World Bank Group, Water Supply & Sanitation: http://www.worldbank.org/html/fpd/water/
- World Water Council: http://www.worldwatercouncil.org/
Water and Sanitation Resources
- International Development Research Centre: http://www.idrc.ca/
- Inter-American Water Resources Network: http://www.iwrn.net/
- International Institute for Sustainable Development: http://www.iisd.org/
- International Office of Water: http://www.oieau.fr/
- IWA Water Wiki: http://www.iwawaterwiki.org
- One: one.org
- Sanitation Connection: http://www.sanicon.net/
- Stockholm International Water Institute: http://www.siwi.org/
- United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Water Portal: http://www.unesco.org/water/
- UNICEF Water Environment & Sanitation: http://www.unicef.org/wes/
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Partners in Drinking Water Protection: http://www.epa.gov/safewater/links.html
- Water Conserve – Water Conservation Portal: http://www.waterconserve.org/
- Water Webster: http://www.waterwebster.com/
- World Water Assessment Programme: http://www.unesco.org/water/wwap
- End Water Poverty: http://www.endwaterpoverty.org/
