USAID's Subwatershed Population Calculator - A Look

Check out the USAID's Subwatershed Population Calculator. According to GlobalWaters, this tool is build to allow users to estimate the total population living in a subwatershed, allowing researchers, non-profits, and anyone else to see who is impacted by water quality in a given region.

Learn more here or explore GlobalWaters' interactive report on drinking water and sanitation equity gaps!

Agriculture accounts for a significant amount of climate change yet just 0.8% of capitol to mitigate or negate its impacts is invested in small-scale agricultural systems. The IISD reviewed a white paper on the topic by the International Fund for Agricultural Develop.

Water in the International News

Satellites unveil the far-reaching impact of irrigation by the European Space Agency

Explore the damage done to the Earth's surface due to freshwater extraction for irrigation.

Photo Time: USAID's 2023 Water-Secure World Photo Contest Winners

Check out winners and runners up here!

As the demand for water rises, we need to re-think global water storage by Matthew McCartney of the IWMI

Learn about storage needs as the world approaches a drinking water crisis.

25 Countries, Housing One-quarter of the Population, Face Extremely High Water Stress by Samantha Kuzma, Liz Saccoccia and Marlena Chertock of the World Resources Institute

The news is devastating, but a must read.

Here’s where water is running out in the world — and why by Veronica Penney and John Muyskens of the Washington Post

This is an in-depth analysis of the above WRI report.

Sunburned grapes in the vineyard.

US Global Water Strategy: In Summary

Read the US’s global water strategy for 2022-2027. The mission of the program is to insure a water-secure world through improvements to infrastructure in at-risk regions. The program funds improvements to “health, prosperity, stability, and resilience through sustainable and equitable water resources management and access to safe drinking water and sanitation services and hygiene practices.” For a summary of the program’s goals, click here. For detailed information on the program, visit their main website here.

Global Waters is a USAID-funded global water security, sanitation, and hygiene knowledge portal.