Maude Barlow, Author at Blue Water Schools Network

Water Sanitation

February 23, 2024

Safe drinking water in Indigenous communities

Canada is blessed with water. It is abundant in nature, and widely accessible through safe and affordable public water systems. Those living in urban settings have access to some of the…

Maude Barlow

Plastics

February 23, 2024

Why is bottled water problematic?

Globally We have a global plastics crisis. The sheer volume of plastic in the world has created a dangerous threat to both our ecological and human health. While not the only…

Maude Barlow

United Nations and Water

February 23, 2024

The international fight for the human rights to water and sanitation

At present, 2.2 billion people do not have adequate access to clean drinking water and 4.2 billion people do not have safely managed sanitation services. Dirty water kills more children than…

Maude Barlow

Water Protection

February 23, 2024

Protecting Water as a Public Trust

The human right to water can only be truly realized if water is maintained as a public trust and public service. While there is an important role for the private sector…

Maude Barlow

Educational

September 14, 2023

Great Lessons on the Science of Water

From the U.S. Geological Survey, an excellent set of lessons of all aspects of the science of water, from the water cycle to water quality issues.

Maude Barlow

United Nations and Water

July 6, 2023

The United Nations Formal Commitment to Water for All

Goal number 6 of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations is dedicated to water.

Maude Barlow

Water Protection

July 6, 2023

The State of Water Security in Canada

Canadians like to think we have abundant water that can never run out.

Maude Barlow

Global Water Crisis

July 6, 2023

When We Run Out of Water

A disturbing January 2022 study by a group of mostly Canadian scientists who identified 168 basins in Canada and around the world most likely to experience social and ecological impacts due to freshwater shortages.

Maude Barlow

Water Protection

July 6, 2023

Excellent Primer – What is a Lake?

From the International Institute for Sustainable Development that oversees Canada’ s Experimental Lakes Area research project in Northern Ontario, a deeply detailed explanation of what a lake is and how important…

Maude Barlow

Global Water Crisis

July 6, 2023

The World’s Largest Lakes are in Serious Trouble

A May 2023 report from the journal Science says that over half of the planet’s largest lakes and reservoirs are shrinking, and note that 25% of the world's population live in…

Maude Barlow