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    Invisible Barriers to Urban Water and Sanitation

    Skoll

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Skoll discusses the progress made toward SDG 6: Ensuring availability and sustainable management of WASH for all, and finds that many urban areas around the world…

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    The Peacebuilding Potential of Connecting Women and Natural Resources

    UNEP | UN Women | PBSO | UNDP Jul 24, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Research from an inter-agency effort of the UN reveals how connecting women and natural resources can help to build and sustain peace.  • How can funders…

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    India: A Cultural View of Sanitation [Book Review]

    Stanford Social Innovation Review

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Where India Goes by Coffey and Spears analyzes the causes and policy implications of poor sanitation practices in rural India.  • As the authors take a deeper dive into the…

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    Drought and COVID Surge in Puerto Rico

    Grist Jul 22, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Angely Mercado reports that drought in Purto Rice is creating water shortages, making proper COVID-19 hygiene procedures difficult or impossible for impacted residents.  • What role can…

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    Natural Resources: From Legal Reform to Implementation in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Natural Resource Governance Institute Jul 20, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • The Natural Resource Governance Institute breaks down attempts in sub-Saharan Africa to reform laws around natural resources and what those efforts translated to on the ground. …

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    Measuring Natural Resource Depletion

    The Conversation

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Robert B. Richardson explains that there is a need for more robust measurement and understanding of natural resource depletion in order to address this global issue.  •…

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    Potential Geological Solutions Can Address Climate Change

    The Conversation Jul 16, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Rocks, specifically the ones created by volcanic activity, can potentially become a long-term solution for climate change through the process of rock weathering. •  Rock weathering can…

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    Youth Indigenous Climate Activists Are Making Progress in Alaska

    Grist

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Tripp J. Crouse explains that young indigenous climate activists are calling for more action from the government and leading the charge for climate justice. • How…

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    Illegal Deforestation Continues to Rise During COVID-19

    Eco-Business Jul 11, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • James Fair offers insights into the rising illegal deforestation of tropical forests in Asia and South America during coronavirus. • How does the more thinly spread…

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    Technology Could Revolutionize Desalinization

    Fast Company

    Giving Compass’ Take: · Scientists at Princeton University are studying the potential for “nanowood” to revolutionize the desalination process and provide access to clean and safe drinking water from the…

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    The Potential of a Solar Powered Desalination Device

    Fast Company

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Adele Peters reports that a new desalination device turns sea water into potable water using only the power of the sun. • How can funders help communities…

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    Why Crowdfunding is Important for Philanthropy

    WASHfunders

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Gautam John argues that nonprofits need to actively diversify their funding sources, and crowdfunding is one way to achieve this to become sustainable. • How can…

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