Open AccessA Call to Action: Proposing a University Network for Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene
Author(s) -
Laituri Melinda,
Sternlieb Faith,
Waskom Reagan
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of contemporary water research and education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1936-704X
pISSN - 1936-7031
DOI - 10.1111/j.1936-704x.2010.00085.x
Subject(s) - sanitation , hygiene , call to action , action (physics) , business , environmental planning , population , water supply , public relations , political science , environmental health , marketing , engineering , geography , environmental engineering , medicine , physics , pathology , quantum mechanics
Abstract: Water is the critical concern of countries around the world due to increasing population and environmental change. The Paul Simon Water for the World Act, passed in early 2010, aims to provide support and funding for the provision of safe water and sanitation. Universities are uniquely poised to address solutions and assessments of efforts to address water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH). This paper outlines a “call to action” for universities to collectively address WASH issues by establishing a network that identifies experts, links resources, and builds partnerships.