http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu Fri, 24 May 2013 19:28:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/07/02/taking-the-next-step-to-secure-water-sustainability-cwc-and-pepsico-foundation-present-project-successes-at-rio20/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/07/02/taking-the-next-step-to-secure-water-sustainability-cwc-and-pepsico-foundation-present-project-successes-at-rio20/#comments Mon, 02 Jul 2012 15:00:00 +0000 Catherine Fullerton http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=28340 The rural communities of Ceará, Brazil, had long been accustomed to drought and the problems that result: food insecurity, death of livestock, and conflict over scarce water resources. While Ceara’s problems may have been typical of a water scarce region in the developing world, the work of the Columbia Water Center and PepsiCo Foundation has [...]]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/07/02/taking-the-next-step-to-secure-water-sustainability-cwc-and-pepsico-foundation-present-project-successes-at-rio20/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/07/05/water-scarcity-a-shared-problem-with-a-world-of-solutions/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/07/05/water-scarcity-a-shared-problem-with-a-world-of-solutions/#comments Tue, 05 Jul 2011 18:10:05 +0000 Lakis Polycarpou http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=16009 Columbia scientists and affiliates from four continents came together for the first time last week to discuss global water scarcity, present solutions from their own countries, transfer knowledge and present next steps to scale up current projects.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/07/05/water-scarcity-a-shared-problem-with-a-world-of-solutions/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/07/22/irrigation-project-success-in-mali-2/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/07/22/irrigation-project-success-in-mali-2/#comments Thu, 22 Jul 2010 19:36:43 +0000 Megan Winston http://blogs-admin.ei.columbia.edu/?p=4954 Columbia Water Center is working in Mali, Africa, as part of its PepsiCo Foundation funded project to improve rural water use and livelihoods. The Mali component of the project aims to develop an effective irrigation system to improve agricultural productivity and food security. In recent months, CWC’s Mali-based staff signed a Memorandum of Understanding with [...]]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/07/22/irrigation-project-success-in-mali-2/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/04/09/punjab-farmers-adapt-to-shrinking-water-supply-3/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/04/09/punjab-farmers-adapt-to-shrinking-water-supply-3/#comments Fri, 09 Apr 2010 17:17:11 +0000 Funding Initiatives Staff http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/support/?p=550 ...]]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/04/09/punjab-farmers-adapt-to-shrinking-water-supply-3/feed/ 0