Tag: water security
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Water insecurity is not limited to the global South
Article originally written by Ava English A review article in WIREs Water published by Wiley in October 2020 written by 23 experts critically examined myths about household water insecurity in high-income countries and provided a new framework to inform future research and policy. The review identified and disputed six myths about water security in the global North…
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Opinion: Rapid Relief—Dealing with water shutoffs during COVID-19
This was originally published March 28, 2020 by Dr. Manny Teodoro on his personal blog and was republished by the Texas A&M University College of Liberal Arts on April 8. It is republished here with permission. The COVID-19 crisis has escalated America’s water and sewer affordability challenge into a full-blown health emergency. Many low-income households struggle to pay for these essential…
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TWRI’s Winter 2020 txH2O published
We recently published the Winter 2020 issue of our magazine, txH2O, highlighting the connection between water and health, such as pathogens, poverty, PFAS and other water-health issues and developing potential solutions. Check out these articles : TWRI interviewed experts from Texas A&M University’s Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Department of Geography, Department of Electrical…
