Mexico City Has Long Thirsted for Water. The Crisis Is Worsening.

A system of dams and canals may soon be unable to provide water to one of the world’s largest cities, a confluence of unchecked growth, crumbling infrastructure and a changing climate.

The New York Times

📢🏆We're thrilled that Leverhulme Trust has granted a visiting #Professorship to LSHTM on behalf of IMMANA grantee Prof SeraYoung from Northwestern University.

This prestigious grant will boost #UKresearch w/ Sera’s expertise in #waterinsecurity.

Read➡️ https://www.anh-academy.org/community/news/leverhume-trust-grant-to-enhance-research-and-academic-activity-on-water-insecurity

Leverhume Trust grant to enhance research and academic activity on water insecurity | ANH Academy

Leverhume Trust grant, water insecurity, Sera young, Visiting Professorship, Water Insecurity Experiences Scales

As more people worldwide gain access to safe tap water, municipal systems and rural water supplies are failing all across America.

Great reporting here on the woeful state of potable water in America by Lela Nargi, chock full of insights from Sera Young about #HWISE to measure #WaterInsecurity

https://thefern.org/2022/11/why-americas-food-security-crisis-is-a-water-security-crisis-too

Why America’s food-security crisis is a water-security crisis, too | Food and Environment Reporting Network

Deepak Palakshappa became a pediatrician to give poor kids access to good medical care. Still, back in his residency days, the now-associate professor at Wake Forest University School of Medicine in…

Food and Environment Reporting Network
Estimates put US #WaterInsecurity at 2.2 million residents—a huge undercount. There are no estimates of combined food and water insecurity, making it tough to understand the scope of the problem. My @FERNnews story today in @MotherJones bit.ly/3ODj7Ok

Eine neue Studie über Länder mit niedrigen und mittleren Einkommen (#LMIC) in Planetary Health zeigt, dass 14,2% der Befragten Unsicherheiten mit der #Wasserversorgung hatten. Am gefährdetsten: #Kamerun (63,9%) und #Äthiopien (45%).

#DOI:10.1016/S2542-5196(22)00241-8

#IWISE #waterinsecurity #Klimawandel #Trockenheit #Monsun

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(22)00241-8/fulltext

Study provides first snapshot of global experiences with water insecurity

Countries in Latin America, Asia and Africa have experienced severe droughts and unprecedented floods in the last year. New research from Northwestern University is the first to provide a more nuanced and global view of the experience of water insecurity.

Phys.org