tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182684097211815472.post4724218037915145119..comments2024-03-27T19:17:49.552-05:00Comments on An Arkies Musings: World Water DayRichard Lawryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03680320073463221740noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182684097211815472.post-91439122243780292572009-03-22T18:29:00.000-05:002009-03-22T18:29:00.000-05:00This is an important day to think about water usag...This is an important day to think about water usage and who doesn't have any. The UN's website is a wonderful resource, too. Thanks for highlighting this date.SandyCarlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10752798823532580733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182684097211815472.post-63344892469535695822009-03-22T16:01:00.000-05:002009-03-22T16:01:00.000-05:00Thanks for this. I live in a drought area so I kno...Thanks for this. I live in a drought area so I know about the importance of water and I know how many peope suffer world wide. We do take it for granted and I fear that more of us are going to find out what not having it is all about in years to ocme because of global warming. Great post.Lillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07413252016284990827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182684097211815472.post-4984647436372724362009-03-22T15:02:00.000-05:002009-03-22T15:02:00.000-05:00Great post! I KNOW the value of water! We experien...Great post! I KNOW the value of water! We experience the lack of it each year and especially this year! It is something many many people take too lightly and you did a good job raising the awareness!Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10302111888634922172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182684097211815472.post-59548648817977654282009-03-22T11:48:00.000-05:002009-03-22T11:48:00.000-05:00Thanks for making us aware of all of this. Water ...Thanks for making us aware of all of this. Water is such an important thing in our lives and we take it for granted.Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00062037882359130530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182684097211815472.post-71410301991016403212009-03-22T01:43:00.000-05:002009-03-22T01:43:00.000-05:00Richard, I thank you for this very, very important...Richard, I thank you for this very, very important post. As you rightly say, this is a major issue and nobody really talks (and acts) about it. Therefore, organisations like ADRA (and others) to a great job of helping to provide water to people. They are efficient and show good results. But, it is (in view of the needs) only a drop on a hot stone.<BR/><BR/>What makes me angry is that people who have the means rather worry about getting more money. With fishy deals leading the world to the crisis we are living in. One effect of the crisis is that now less money is available to help people in need, not on of water.<BR/><BR/>The problem is that there is, basically, enough water around. In the 80ties I was working in the Nigel Sahelian Zone on a water management project. In a few month you will read in my memoirs about it.<BR/><BR/>One time I had to for reporting to Washington, DC, to the World Bank. I was talking to a water specialist who showed me satelite photos of the Sahel. Full of water. But, he said, it was to expensive to get out of the ground.<BR/><BR/>At that time, there were around 300 billion dollars in the world, laying around. Doing nothing. Just fattening big shots bank accounts.Voegtlihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17212645092237784919noreply@blogger.com