http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:31:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/01/23/rosarios-farm-rising-tides-shrimp-from-the-forest/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/01/23/rosarios-farm-rising-tides-shrimp-from-the-forest/#comments Wed, 23 Jan 2013 14:46:27 +0000 David Funkhouser http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=33591 Rosario Costa-Cabral and her brothers harvest hundreds of fruits, oils and wood products from the stream-laced forest of the Amazon River delta. But the climate here is changing: Tides rise higher, and seasonal floods are growing worse.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/01/23/rosarios-farm-rising-tides-shrimp-from-the-forest/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/03/22/%e2%80%9cthe-story-of-water-in-ceara%e2%80%9d-%e2%80%93-new-infographic-from-the-columbia-water-center/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/03/22/%e2%80%9cthe-story-of-water-in-ceara%e2%80%9d-%e2%80%93-new-infographic-from-the-columbia-water-center/#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2012 13:30:05 +0000 Lakis Polycarpou http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=24223 As population grows and demand for food and products increase, so does our demand for water. But in the face of growing pressure on our water resources from depletion, pollution and climate change, we need to make more of what we have.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/03/22/%e2%80%9cthe-story-of-water-in-ceara%e2%80%9d-%e2%80%93-new-infographic-from-the-columbia-water-center/feed/ 1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/03/14/study-ecosystems-abroad-in-brazil-this-summer/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/03/14/study-ecosystems-abroad-in-brazil-this-summer/#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:25:42 +0000 Brian Kateman http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=23990 CERC is now accepting applications for the Summer Ecosystem Experiences for Undergraduates (SEE-U) field site program at Brazil. This five-week-long, 6-credit program runs from May 26 to June 30, 2012. No pre-requisite coursework is necessary and students of all majors can apply. ]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/03/14/study-ecosystems-abroad-in-brazil-this-summer/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/03/05/summer-2012-see-u-study-abroad-experience/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/03/05/summer-2012-see-u-study-abroad-experience/#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2012 21:23:28 +0000 EICES Guest Blogger http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=23376 Summer 2012 applications for the Student Ecosystem Experiences for Undergraduate program are now being accepted. Undergraduate students of all majors can apply for the opportunity to conduct field work and study unique ecosystems abroad. ]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/03/05/summer-2012-see-u-study-abroad-experience/feed/ 0 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 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/03/16/apply-now-for-summer-ecosystem-experience-for-undergraduates-see-u/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/03/16/apply-now-for-summer-ecosystem-experience-for-undergraduates-see-u/#comments Wed, 16 Mar 2011 15:54:42 +0000 Brian Kateman http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=12928 The Summer Ecosystem Experiences for Undergraduates (SEE-U) program provides undergraduate students of all majors from all accredited colleges or universities with a global understanding of ecology and environmental sustainability. It provides students with the opportunity to conduct fieldwork in unique natural settings in addition to participation in a combination of classroom lectures and lab work.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/03/16/apply-now-for-summer-ecosystem-experience-for-undergraduates-see-u/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/12/20/a-milestone-worthy-of-a-party-the-municipal-water-plan-in-brazil/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/12/20/a-milestone-worthy-of-a-party-the-municipal-water-plan-in-brazil/#comments Mon, 20 Dec 2010 18:36:55 +0000 Daniel Stellar http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=9962 I recently returned from a trip to visit our project site in Ceará, Brazil. While our project has included infrastructure construction, the heart of our work is a municipal water plan (PAM) for Milhã, an area in the central region of the state.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/12/20/a-milestone-worthy-of-a-party-the-municipal-water-plan-in-brazil/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/12/02/ceara-brazil-with-electricity-and-water-this-place-is-heaven/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/12/02/ceara-brazil-with-electricity-and-water-this-place-is-heaven/#comments Thu, 02 Dec 2010 20:17:03 +0000 Julia Apland Hitz http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=9234 “With electricity and water, this place is heaven on earth.” That is the opinion of several residents I spoke with last summer during a visit to Milhã, in the center of the state of Ceará, Brazil. In this rural, semi-arid region communities are small and close-knit, and many families have lived there, often in the same houses, for generations. People love the place, but they aren’t unaware of the difficulties of living without the modern conveniences that we in the US take for granted. When electricity arrived to the houses a few years ago, it was a huge improvement in their quality of life, bringing lights and other conveniences. When water arrives, they say, it will be heaven.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/12/02/ceara-brazil-with-electricity-and-water-this-place-is-heaven/feed/ 4