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Introduction
Introduction
"Only 2.5% of the world's water is freshwater.
However, almost all of it is locked up in ice or the ground. Only a tiny fraction overall is available for human use. (USGS)
The world’s underground aquifers are being rapidly depleted.
Since aquifers can take thousands of years to fill up, there’s not an infinite supply of water. The situation is critical. (NASA)
Water is a limited resource.
"We will always have the same amount of water on the earth, but we can't always use as much as we need." (National Drought Mitigation Center)"
- https://www.truthordrought.com/water
Though only around 25% of the global population currently faces water scarcity, scientists warn that by 2050 current projections predict that number will rise to 52% of the estimated 9.7 billion humans.
Organizations
Organizations
International
International
International Hydropower Association "is a non-profit membership organisation and the global voice for sustainable hydropower.
As an association, we believe that all new hydropower projects should be developed and operated responsibly and sustainably."
Water Keeper Alliance "We’re the largest and fastest growing nonprofit solely focused on clean water. We preserve and protect water by connecting local Waterkeeper groups worldwide."
Water Rangers "We’re focused on building tools that help you collect water quality data. But it’s more than that. It’s about building a movement. Below we’ve outlined how to get started.
Already testing? Go through our ‘start of the season checklist‘ to start your season strong!"
Africa
Africa
FreshWater Watch Africa began with an innovative community monitoring project in Sierra Leone, Rokel River Basin.
Using our FreshWater Watch toolkit, communities learn to take water samples from their local freshwater body and measure nitrates, phosphates and turbidity. This can reveal levels of nutrient pollution and help map out the environmental threats affecting a region.
We work in close collaboration with local partners and the United Nations. The data gathered by our citizen scientists is used by local authorities to fill data gaps on water quality and improve river basin management. It also makes a difference on an international scale by harnessing the power of citizen science for the UN’s Sustainability Goals, promoting access to safe water and sanitation for all."
Asia
Asia
India
India
Maharashtra
Paani Foundation "we believe in the transformative power of collective action. We are convinced that only a broad-based people’s movement that brings the village community together, can face this crisis. Our mission is to create a drought-free and prosperous Maharashtra, by fostering social unity and providing scale to proven solutions and technologies."
Iraq
Iraq
Nature Iraq's Eden In Iraq Project "is a humanitarian water remediation project, expressed through environmental art and wastewater garden design, which will provide urgently-needed health and clean water for southern Iraqis, their children, and future generations."
Europe
Europe
Dam Removal Europe "The overall ambition of Dam Removal Europe is to restore rivers in Europe that have high natural or cultural importance. Currently, there are many of these rivers in Europe that are fragmented by obsolete dams and weirs. By removing these barriers, we can once again have healthy free-flowing rivers full of fishes for all to benefit."
UK
UK
FreshWater Watch in the UK "Working together with local communities and partners, we have created a growing network of concerned local citizens who care about the health of their precious freshwater resources: FreshWater Watch. This involves training community groups across the UK to use our FreshWater Watch toolkit to detect nutrient pollution and fight for real change."
Surfers Against Sewage "For over 30 years, we’ve cultivated and delivered environmental campaigns with a unique voice in the charity sector, blending activism, science, culture, sport, politics and authenticity. The heritage of our organisation is anchored in the ocean. Yet our reach and influence now permeate communities and institutions nationwide."
North America
North America
Canada
Canada
Water Rangers "We’re focused on building tools that help you collect water quality data. But it’s more than that. It’s about building a movement. Below we’ve outlined how to get started.
Already testing? Go through our ‘start of the season checklist‘ to start your season strong!"
USA
USA
Choose Clean Water Coalition 🐟 🧑🌾 "has harnessed the collective power of more than 300 organizations to advocate for clean rivers and streams in all communities in the Chesapeake Bay region. By coordinating policy, messaging, action, and accountability, the Coalition speaks louder with one voice toward our collective goal—clean water."
Clean Water Action 🛢️ 🧑⚖️"Since our founding during the campaign to pass the landmark Clean Water Act in 1972, Clean Water has worked to win strong health and environmental protections by bringing issue expertise, solution-oriented thinking and people power to the table."
Grey Water Action 🏡 🛁 "is a collaborative of educators who teach residents and tradespeople about affordable and simple household water systems that dramatically reduce water use and foster sustainable cultures of water."
Navajo Water Project "1 in 3 Navajo still don’t have a sink or a toilet. So we bring clean, hot and cold running water to families across New Mexico, Utah and Arizona."
Riverkeepers 🐟work to keep the Red River healthy, coordinating efforts in multiple states.
Western Rivers Alliance 🐟 "Nearly three decades ago, Western Rivers Conservancy set out to protect the finest remaining rivers in the West. Our idea was simple: Buy land along rivers and convey it to the best long-term steward available, delivering permanent protection and public access for all."
California
Civic Well "supports leaders responding to the climate crisis and its impact on their communities. As a nonprofit organization, we inspire, equip, connect, and cultivate leaders working toward a more sustainable and resilient future.
We know that innovation happens when communities name their own challenges and define their own visions. Through policy guidance, collaborative partnerships, and direct assistance, we support and equip communities to bring those visions to life."
Florida
Matanzas Riverkeeper "is a grassroots, non-profit organization dedicated to ensuring that the Guana, Tolomato, Matanzas watershed remain clean and healthy through our commitment to drinkable, fishable, and swimmable water.
The mission of the Matanzas Riverkeeper is to protect the health of the Matanzas River and its watershed through advocacy, education, and engagement."
Georgia
Altamaha Riverkeeper "is a grassroots organization dedicated to the protection, defense and restoration of Georgia’s biggest river – the Altamaha – including its tributaries the Ocmulgee, the Oconee and the Ohoopee."
Satilla Riverkeeper "The mission of the Satilla Riverkeeper is to PROTECT, RESTORE, and EDUCATE about the ecological values and unique beauty of the Satilla River. We work to ensure excellent quality and quantity of water in the Satilla River for all uses. We are the eyes and ears of the watershed and estuary."
St Marys Riverkeeper "We protect and enrich the St. Marys River watershed and engage the community to keep our river pristine."
Maine
Penobscot Riverkeepers "Each year the Penobscot River and Bay Institute (PRBI) offers on-the-river experiences for school children throughout the Penobscot River watershed as part of its Penobscot Riverkeepers program.
Founded in 1992 to promote experiential environmental education, PRBI’s mission is to foster good stewardship of natural resources through hands-on learning. PRBI serves towns and schools in the Penobscot River watershed and coastal communities surrounding the bay. The Penobscot Riverkeepers program has been successfully used in Bangor, Millinocket, Lincoln, and Bucksport."Schoodic Riverkeepers "Tribal members united in vision and mission dedicated to strengthen tribal cultural, sustenance and ancestral roots within our tribal Homeland and to join with allies to bring attention to the state of the environment to help bring real and positive change for restoring the natural balance, abundance and biodiversity within the Schoodic River watershed, Passamaquoddy Bay, Bay of Fundy and Gulf of Maine ecosystems."
New Jersey
The Watershed Institute offers professional guides, activism networks, and educational opportunities for teachers, and students.
New York
North Carolina
Yadkin Riverkeeper "is a nonprofit, membership organization whose mission is to protect and enhance the Yadkin Pee Dee River basin through education, advocacy and action."
Oregon
Tualatin Riverkeepers "is a community-based organization that protects and restores the Tualatin River watershed. We build watershed stewardship through engagement, advocacy, restoration, access, and education."
Pennsylvania
Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper works to "ensure drinkable, fishable, swimmable water on the Lower Susquehanna River and raise community awareness for current and future generations on the ecological and economic value of the Lower Susquehanna Watershed."
Middle Susquehanna RIVERKEEPER® "is dedicated to protecting, improving, and preserving the health of the Middle Susquehanna River Watershed, an approximate 11,000-square-mile area defined by the North and West Branches of the Susquehanna River, its tributaries, and drainage area. Residents of and visitors to the Middle Susquehanna River Watershed expect and deserve clean (swimmable, drinkable, and fishable) water."
South Carolina
Congaree Riverkeeper "The river watchdog of the South Carolina Midlands, looking out for the Broad, Lower Saluda, and Congaree Rivers."
Winyah Rivers Alliance wants "to protect, preserve, monitor and revitalize the health of the lands and waters of the greater Winyah Bay watershed."
Texas
Colonias Water Project "More than 500,000 people live along the Texas-Mexico border in colonias—neighborhoods without basic services like running water, sewer, electricity, or roads.
Families drive for miles to haul water or buy it at the store. They carefully ration water for drinking, cooking, cleaning, and bathing. But despite their struggle for water, these families still go to work, take their children to school, and lead their communities.
Running water changes everything. DigDeep is on a mission to get the water flowing in colonias across Texas."
Guadalupe Riverkeeper "A non-profit organization at the Headwaters of the Guadalupe River – Kerr County, Texas working towards sustainability of our Guadalupe River and Edwards Aquifer."
West Virginia
Appalachia Water Project "A hundred years ago, McDowell County, WV was one of the wealthiest communities in the nation. Today, many folks here don’t have access to clean, running water.
The reasons are complicated: 100-year-old water pipes failing, contamination from local mines, the collapse of the local economy. Water access is a critical first step toward protecting the health of our neighbors and putting them back on a road to prosperity.
DigDeep is bringing clean, running water to hundreds of families right now—some for the first time ever—and we’re doing it from within the local community. Residents guide our efforts; our local staff serve their neighbors; and we work in partnership with local government and water utilities, with capacity-building in mind. Join us."
Oceana
Oceana
Australia
Australia
The Mulloon Institute "Our property and catchment scale rehydration and restoration research, which has been recognised globally, is used by farmers across Australia to create resilient, productive and profitable farms where agriculture and the environment are working in unison."
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