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The worth of water : our story of chasing solutions to the world's greatest challenge / by White, Gary(Founder of Water.org),author.; Damon, Matt,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."From the founders of nonprofits Water.org & WaterEquity Gary White and Matt Damon, the incredible true story of two unlikely allies on a mission to end the global water crisis for good When Oscar-winning actor Matt Damon visited rural Zambia in 2006, the last thing he expected was to become a life-long champion for the battle to end the global water and sanitation crisis. He quickly realized that to make a real impact, he'd need additional expertise. Enter civil and environmental engineer Gary White. After quitting his consulting job to launch a nonprofit in 1990, he'd become an internationally recognized water and sanitation expert. A chance encounter would set these two unlikely allies on a decades-long mission to bring safe water and sanitation to the world. Through first-hand accounts of setbacks and triumphs in projects spanning across the world, The Worth of Water illuminates the challenges of building and scaling market-based financial solutions to the global water crisis-and ultimately, empower communities and individuals to make long-lasting investments in their own wellbeing"--
Subjects: Right to water; Water-supply;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Boiling point : government neglect, corporate abuse, and Canada's water crisis / by Barlow, Maude,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Water security; Water security; Water; Water; Water; Water-supply; Water-supply;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The water princess / by Verde, Susan.; Reynolds, Peter H.(Peter Hamilton),1961-;
"The story of one young girl's quest to bring clean drinking water to her African village"--Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: Blacks; Water-supply;
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Kiss the ground [videorecording] / by Harrelson, Woody,on-screen participant.; Tickell, Joshua,film director.; Tickell, Rebecca,film director.; Artemis Rising Foundation,production company.; Benenson Productions,production company.; Bia-Echo Foundation,production company.; Big Picture Productions (Firm),publisher.; Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (U.S.),production company.; Flamboyant Tree Productions,production company.; Redford Center at Sundance Preserve,production company.; Triptyk Studios,production company.;
Director of photography, Simon Balderas ; editors, Anthony Ellison, Darius Fisher, Sean P. Keenan, Moment Lu, Ryan A. Nichols ; music, Ryan Demaree.Woody Harrelson.A revolutionary group of scientists, activists, farmers, and politicians come together in a global movement of Regenerative Agriculture that could balance the climate, replenish the vast water supplies, and feed the world.E.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.DVD.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Documentary films.; Nonfiction films.; Environmental films.; Agricultural ecology.; Climate change mitigation.; Food supply.; Organic farming.; Water-supply.;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Thirst : a story of redemption, compassion, and a mission to bring clean water to the world / by Harrison, Scott,author.; Sweetingham, Lisa,author.;
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Harrison, Scott.; Philanthropists; Charities; Water-supply.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A daring venture / by Camden, Elizabeth,1948-author.;
Subjects: Religious fiction.; Historical fiction.; Man-woman relationships; Water-supply;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The boy who harnessed the wind : creating currents of electricity and hope / by Kamkwamba, William.; Mealer, Bryan.;
This immensely engaging tale relates how an enterprising teenager in Malawi builds a windmill from scraps he finds around his village and brings electricity, and a future, to his family.
Subjects: Kamkwamba, William.; Electric power production; Inventors; Rural electrification; Water supply, Rural; Windmills;
© c2009., William Morrow,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Blue gold : the battle against corporate theft of the world's water / by Barlow, Maude; Clarke, Tony;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-265) and index.
Subjects: International business enterprises; International trade; International trade; Economic policy; Water resources development.; Water-supply;
© 2002., Stoddart,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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1,001 voices on climate change : everyday stories of flood, fire, drought and displacement from around the world / by Lockwood, Devi,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."A journalist travels the world to collect personal stories about how flood, fire, drought, and rising seas are changing communities"--
Subjects: Human beings; Water-supply; Human ecology.; Climatic changes; Sea level;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Walking for water : how one boy stood up for gender equality / by Hughes, Susan,1960-; Miles, Nicole.;
A boy, Victor, realizes that the girls in his Malawi village are not being treated the same as the boys. When he and his twin sister Linesi turn eight years old, he still attends to school but Linesi, like other girls and women in the community, has to walk to the river several times a day to get water for the family. Victor comes up with a plan to help. Based on the true story of a Malawian boy, the book also includes information about education and water availability in Malawi, resources and a glossary of Chichewa words.LSC
Subjects: Sex discrimination against women; Women; Sex role; Brothers and sisters; Water-supply;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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