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    Rajasthan
    Giving a Dam for Water Security (II) , article

    [As a graduate student in Virginia Tech’s Executive Master of Natural Resources (XMNR) degree program, Mark Kessel participated in an International Residency trip to India. In Part I of this four-part series, Kessel describes early efforts to provide the village of Thumbo ka Golia in Jalore, India, with a reliable and sustainable source of potable water.]

    Date: Dec 11, 2017
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    urban water
    New Course – Innovative Water Partnerships , article

    A new course offered by the Center for Leadership in Global Sustainability (CLIGS) will explore how alternative approaches to water management can increase efficiency and reduce costs in the public water sector.

    Date: Dec 07, 2017
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    harvesting
    Giving a Dam for Water Security (I) , article

    [As a graduate student in Virginia Tech’s Executive Master of Natural Resources (XMNR) degree program, Mark Kessel participated in an International Residency trip to India. In this four-part series, Kessel describes efforts to provide the village of Thumbo ka Golia in Jalore, India) with a reliable and sustainable source of potable water.]

    Date: Dec 04, 2017
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    Columbian coffee farmer
    Investing in a Caffeinated Planet – Part V , article

    [In the Part I of this series, Virginia Tech Center for Leadership in Global Sustainability alumni Nicole Kruz provided a short Coffee Basics tutorial. Parts II, III, and IV offered an overview of the environmental, social, and economic impacts, respectively, of climate change on coffee cultivation and production. In this, the final installment of the series, Nicole will discuss coffee, climate change, poverty, and sustainability.]

    Date: Nov 30, 2017
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    people at a water pump
    Behavioral Economics and Decision-Making in Rural India , article

    For centuries, local communities in India assumed the responsibilities for ensuring water for drinking, agriculture, and livestock. In the mid-1900’s this was changing. The Indian government took on an increased role of providing water, which included piped water in urban areas and tanked water in rural areas. Community practices of accessing groundwater, which was increasingly becoming depleted or salinated, or using tanks or step wells for the collection of rainwater, which particularly in most of the north only comes in vicious cycles during the short monsoons, fell into disuse.

    Date: Nov 28, 2017
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    coffee and tip
    Investing in a Caffeinated Planet – Part IV , article

    [In the Part I of this series, Virginia Tech Center for Leadership in Global Sustainability alumni Nicole Kruz provided a short Coffee Basics tutorial. Part II and Part III offered an overview of the environmental and social impacts, respectively, of climate change on coffee cultivation and production. Next up, Nicole will discuss the economic impacts of coffee and climate change.].

    Date: Nov 23, 2017
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    Delhi, India
    Leadership for Sustainability In India , article

    “Capital Turns Gas Chamber” read the headline: “As a toxic smog hung over Delhi for the third day and air quality worsened by the hour, the capital has declared a pollution emergency and banned the entry of trucks and construction activity … There are growing calls for bigger government action to tackle what doctors have declared a public health crisis … Residents are complaining of headaches, coughs and smarting eyes. All 6,000 schools in Delhi are closed until the end of the week. A Delhi government advisory has urged anyone with breathing difficulties to remain indoors and said everyone should avoid strenuous activity.” [Millennium Post]

    Date: Nov 20, 2017
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    sifting coffee beans
    Investing in a Caffeinated Planet – Part III , article

    [In the Part I of this series,Virginia Tech Center for Leadership in Global Sustainability alumni Nicole Kruz provided a short Coffee Basics tutorial, and Part II offered an overview of the environmental impacts of climate change on coffee cultivation and production. Next up, Nicole will discuss the social impacts of coffee and climate change.]

    Date: Nov 16, 2017
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    leopard
    From Fear to Understanding , article

    On October 11, three years of planning, research, and collaboration came to a head for Virginia Tech Master of Natural Resources (MNR) alumni Ryan Hathaway and Ana-Elisa (Isa) Bryant, as well as MNR faculty member Dr. Megan Draheim. Their paper “From fear to understanding: Changes in media representation of leopard incidences after media awareness workshops in Mumbai, India,” has been published in the Journal of Urban Ecology [3(1), October 11, 2017].

    Date: Nov 13, 2017
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    how coffee grows
    Investing in a Caffeinated Planet – Part II , article

    [In the Part I of this series, Virginia Tech Center for Leadership in Global Sustainability alumni Nicole Kruz provided a short Coffee Basics tutorial. Next up, Nicole will discuss the connections between coffee and climate change.].

    Date: Nov 09, 2017

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