Water
How Much Water Does it Take to Make Your Blue Jeans?
Question: What do The Weather Channel, 13,000 pounds of ice, and a latte have in common? Answer: A #KnowTheCost installation in Atlanta’s Piedmont Park designed to show the water cost of everyday items we use. A quantity of water most people cannot fully comprehend; hence, all that ice. To provide the full scope of the amount […]
Freshwater Scarcity: Calling on You to Help Improve Access
Meda is a large village on an Ethiopian plateau with a steep gorge that cuts the village in half. Letikiros Hailu was born in the south side of Meda, and from a young age, like all girls her age, most of her time was spent walking and waiting for water. Beginning at eight years old, […]
IBM Helps Developing Nations Harness Safe Water
Developed nations largely take clean water for granted. Open the tap, and there it is. Many developing countries, unfortunately, don’t have that luxury. Kenya, for example, has a population of approximately 46 million people, with an astounding 41 percent relying on unimproved water sources such as ponds, shallow wells and rivers. Additionally, only nine out […]