Water Organizations
- The African Water Issues Research Unit (AWIRU)
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www.up.ac.za/academic/libarts/polsci/awiru
The African Water Issues Research Unit (AWIRU) is
a not-for-profit applied research organization based
at the University of Pretoria, established to develop
an African capacity to understand the complexity
of African water management and development issues.
Cooperation over water resources shared between
states, regions and economic sectors can spill over
into enhanced regional integration.
- American Fisheries Society
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www.fisheries.org/html
The mission of the American Fisheries Society is
to improve the conservation and sustainability of
fishery resources and aquatic ecosystems by advancing
fisheries and aquatic science and promoting the
development of fisheries professionals.
- American Water Resources Association
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www.awra.org
The American Water Resources Association aims to
advance multidisciplinary water resources education,
management and research and t he advancement of
water resources research, planning, development,
management and education.
- Aquabox
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www.aquabox.org
AQUABOX is an official project of Rotary International,
District 1220 and Rotary International in Great
Britain and Ireland and, managed by its initiators,
the Rotary Club of Wirksworth in Derbyshire. The
project goal is to provide in the wake of both man-made
and natural disasters a rapid response provision
of safe drinking water and welfare aid items.
- Canadian Physicians for Aid and Relief (CPAR)
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www.cpar.ca
CPAR is a non-profit, non-sectarian organization
that is inspired by the vision of a healthy planet,
where health is broadly defined to include human
well-being, environmental integrity, and social
justice. CPAR is dedicated to supporting vulnerable,
low-income people in the developing world in their
efforts to achieve good health. CPAR works toward
this end by helping individuals, communities and
grassroots organizations to become increasingly
self-reliant. CPAR is also committed to informing
Canadians about, and engaging them in, the global
effort for health and development.
- CARE: Cooperative for Assistance and Relief
Everywhere
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www.care.org
In more than 60 countries around the world, CARE
is working with poor communities to find lasting
solutions to poverty. CARE looks at the big picture
of poverty and goes beyond the symptoms to confront
the underlying causes. With a broad range of programs
based in empowerment, equity and sustainability,
CARE seeks to tap human potential, to leverage the
power of people and, in doing so, to unleash a vast
force for progress.
- Center for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology
(CAWST)
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www.cawst.org
CAWST is a Canadian non-profit organization whose
purpose is to provide technical training and support
in water and sanitation services for those who serve
the poor in developing countries. In particular,
CAWST is the centre of expertise and distribution
for the Biosand concrete water filtration technology,
a low-cost water treatment technology specially
designed for use by the poor in developing countries.
The Biosand concrete filters are household filters
made by local people, using materials commonly found
in most parts of the world.
- Center for Disease Control (CDC)& CDC Safe Water
System
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www.cdc.gov
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www.cdc.gov/safewater & the PDF manual at
www.cdc.gov/safewater/manual/sws_manual.pdf
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
is recognized as the lead federal agency for protecting
the health and safety of people - at home and abroad,
providing credible information to enhance health
decisions, and promoting health through strong partnerships.
CDC serves as the national focus for developing
and applying disease prevention and control, environmental
health, and health promotion and education activities
designed to improve the health of the people of
the United States.
- Center for Global Safe Water (CGSW)
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www.sph.emory.edu/CGSW
The Center for Global Safe Water (CGSW) is a partnership
among Emory University, CARE USA, the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and Population
Services International (PSI). Its mission is to
improve access to safe drinking water globally,
with special emphasis on vulnerable populations
in developing countries. The CGSW seeks to achieve
its mission by engaging in applied research, evaluation,
and training activities with local, in-country partners
working on specific water and sanitation problems
and solutions.
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