global waters

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.

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.