Household Water Insecurity Experiences (HWISE) - Research Coordination Network (RCN)
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Our first webinar “Experiências da Insegurança Hídrica Domiciliar no Brasil” was held on August 27, 2020 for Brazilian researchers. The webinar was attended by 38 professionals and researchers from different institutions, including Federal University of ABC, University of São Paulo,…
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Sameer Shah is a Ph.D. candidate at the Institute for Resources, Environment & Sustainability at the University of British Columbia. Trained broadly as a political-ecologist with a strong interest in coupled qualitative and quantitative methodology and analysis, his research intersects…
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Paula Tomaz, who earned a Ph.D. in Geography (2019) from the Federal University of Ceara (Fortaleza, Brazil), wrote her dissertation on household water insecurity in a small town in the semiarid region of Northeast Brazil during drought. Her work, which included…
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In early June, the HWISE-RCN Executive and Steering Committee issued a joint statement on racism and water insecurity. Alongside this statement, the RCN launched a permanent feature on the website dedicated to racism, water insecurity, and environmental injustice. These pages include publications, organizations,…
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We are excited to feature the amazing work of another one of HWISE-RCN’s members, Dr. Amber Wutich, for our third “Mentorship Highlight.” With this new feature, we hope to shine a light on the innovative models our members are utilizing to foster…
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Yanna Lambrinidou is an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Science, Technology, and Society (STS) at Virginia Tech and cofounder of the Campaign for Lead Free Water. Focusing on the problem of lead in US drinking water, she works at the intersection of…
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Tiffani Ashley Bell, the Founder & Executive Director of The Human Utility, and Helen G. a recipient of their assistance in Detroit. The Human Utility is a not-for-profit organization that has helped over 3,000 people in Michigan and Maryland avoid the…
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Noura Wahby is an ESRC Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of Geography at the University of Cambridge. Her doctoral research at the Cambridge Centre of Development Studies focused on the political economy of urban development and urban waterscapes in Cairo, Egypt. Her…
Anais Roque Antonetty is this month's HWISE Scholar Highlight. Anais Roque Antonetty is a Ph.D. student in Environmental Social Sciences in the School of Human Evolution and Social Change at Arizona State University. Her broad research interests include food, energy, and water insecurity as…
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In early March, just before the coronavirus lockdown, 18 scholars met at the University of Miami for a two-day workshop titled Connecting the Dots between Climate Change, Water Insecurity, and Migration. The workshop explored the pathways by which household water insecurity—exacerbated by climate…
