Federal government budgets are a focus now in Washington, D.C. Most international work undertaken by the United States Government is funded through the State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs. With my work at the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions centered on water and sanitation (WASH) issues internationally, I’ve been monitoring developments as Congress...
In honor of World Water Day yesterday, the Department of State hosted an event celebrating the progress made toward addressing water, sanitation and hygiene issues globally. This year, there is much to celebrate, as Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton reminded us in her opening...
I spent last week in Marseille, France attending the 6th World Water Forum, a gathering of more than 10,000 water professionals from a variety of backgrounds, in an attempt to assess the latest and greatest in water policy and “grease the wheels” for a...
“World’s nations achieve UN goal to improve access to safe drinking water.” The headline caught me yesterday. According to a joint UNICEF-WHO progress report detailing achievements made toward...
Laotians play soccer on the miles of sediment of the naked Mekong river bed under the hazy dusk sun. It’s always a bit of an adjustment moving from 9...
Do terms like “sustainable development” and “green economy” mean anything to developing countries experiencing rapid economic growth? I found myself pondering this question here in among the skyscrapers in...
