by krpleas | May 3, 2022 | Blog
By Tony Sauder Senior Advisor The Water Center at Penn May 3, 2022 As I approached a trip to visit water scarce communities in Guatemala, I knew each community was desperate to add to their limited water supply. I was traveling as a member of the Global Water Alliance...
by krpleas | Mar 8, 2022 | Blog
By Miriam Hacker, Ph.D Senior Implementation Lead The Water Center at Penn March 8, 2022 Big strides have been made recently with the passage of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). With over $55 billion allocated for water and...
by krpleas | Jan 5, 2022 | Blog
By Simon Richter Class of 1942 Endowed Term Professor, Perry World House Faculty Fellow, and Penn Institute for Urban Research Faculty Fellow January 5, 2022 I couldn’t believe my eyes, but there it was on LinkedIn for everyone to see: Sacha Stolp, the Director of...
by krpleas | Mar 15, 2021 | Blog
Water is a clear substance that we cannot live without. Despite the amount of water we may believe is in our environment, only 2.5% is fresh water. Of that, two-third is locked in polar ice caps and glaciers. The remaining 0.5% is usually used for agriculture,...
by krpleas | Feb 15, 2021 | Inside The Water Center
By Meg Kramer, Director of Strategic Development The Water Center at Penn With 2020 behind us, 2021 offers an opportunity to look forward to brighter horizons, new beginnings, and hopefully, a time when we can reconvene in person with friends, colleagues, and...