http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu Tapping experts in climate, geology, oceanography, ecology, sustainable development, global health, energy, food and water, State of the Planet captures stories of how the Earth works and how we can sustainably make our lives better. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:23:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/02/28/geocharts-water-challenges-around-the-world/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/02/28/geocharts-water-challenges-around-the-world/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2013 15:28:34 +0000 Jeremy Hinsdale http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=34700 View four interactive maps that give an overview of some of the water challenges different parts of the world currently face.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/02/28/geocharts-water-challenges-around-the-world/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/02/19/achieving-sustainable-water-energy-and-agriculture-in-gujarat-india/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/02/19/achieving-sustainable-water-energy-and-agriculture-in-gujarat-india/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2013 16:01:39 +0000 Jeremy Hinsdale http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=34258 Watch a video about the Columbia Water Center's project to address a looming water crisis in north Gujarat, India.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/02/19/achieving-sustainable-water-energy-and-agriculture-in-gujarat-india/feed/ 2 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/04/30/healthy-oceans-charting-a-new-course/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/04/30/healthy-oceans-charting-a-new-course/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:53:21 +0000 Jeremy Hinsdale http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=25849 Leading up to Rio+20, on April 25th the United Nations hosted “Healthy Oceans: Charting A New Course,” a panel discussion which brought together a range of experts to discuss the fate of the world’s oceans and what can be done to protect them.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/04/30/healthy-oceans-charting-a-new-course/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/03/22/photo-essay-water-india-culture/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/03/22/photo-essay-water-india-culture/#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:49:32 +0000 Jeremy Hinsdale http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=24338 Take a photographic journey from the crowded streets of Delhi, through the parched state of Rajasthan, and into the farmlands of north Gujarat to get a closer look at some of the many ways water affects the lives of millions of Indians every day.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/03/22/photo-essay-water-india-culture/feed/ 2 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/11/21/water-sustainability-brazil/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/11/21/water-sustainability-brazil/#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 21:34:00 +0000 Jeremy Hinsdale http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=20056 Achieving sustainable water sustainability in Brazil's semi-arid northeast will involve more than just building pipes, pumps and water towers: it will require significant changes in the ways water is monitored, distributed and used throughout the region.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/11/21/water-sustainability-brazil/feed/ 1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/09/28/community-associations-and-sustainable-development-in-rural-brazil/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/09/28/community-associations-and-sustainable-development-in-rural-brazil/#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 17:24:44 +0000 Jeremy Hinsdale http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=18086 After spending two days back in the big city of Fortaleza learning about the finer points of water management in the state of Ceará, I’ve returned to the rural municipality of Milhã, ground zero for the Columbia Water Center’s project to improve water access in Brazil’s semi-arid sertão region. Our group is now just three: [...]]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/09/28/community-associations-and-sustainable-development-in-rural-brazil/feed/ 1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/09/19/bringing-water-to-rural-communities-in-brazil/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/09/19/bringing-water-to-rural-communities-in-brazil/#comments Mon, 19 Sep 2011 18:59:23 +0000 Jeremy Hinsdale http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=17755 Though Portuguese settlers and Brazilians have lived in the sertão since the 16th century, it has never been an easy place to thrive. The primary reason is water. ]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/09/19/bringing-water-to-rural-communities-in-brazil/feed/ 1