{"id":1111,"date":"2015-02-02T22:49:50","date_gmt":"2015-02-02T22:49:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/engineeringdiplomacy.org\/blog\/?p=1111"},"modified":"2015-02-03T15:58:18","modified_gmt":"2015-02-03T15:58:18","slug":"heard-read-seen-by-water-diplomats-this-week-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineeringdiplomacy.org\/blog\/2015\/02\/heard-read-seen-by-water-diplomats-this-week-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Heard, Read, Seen by Water Diplomats This Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A list of news and blog posts and other web items we stumbled upon in the past week\u2026<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/blogs\/thetwo-way\/2015\/01\/29\/382464912\/scientists-general-public-have-divergent-views-on-science-report-says\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.npr.org\/blogs\/thetwo-way\/2015\/01\/29\/382464912\/scientists-general-public-have-divergent-views-on-science-report-says', 'Scientists, General Public Have Divergent Views of Science, Report Says']);\" target=\"_blank\">Scientists, General Public Have Divergent Views of Science, Report Says<\/a>\u00a0(NPR) &#8211;\u00a0Discusses and links to a new Pew Center report sharing results from a U.S. survey (see below).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pewinternet.org\/2015\/01\/29\/public-and-scientists-views-on-science-and-society\/\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.pewinternet.org\/2015\/01\/29\/public-and-scientists-views-on-science-and-society\/', 'Public and Scientists&#8217; Views on Science and Society']);\" target=\"_blank\">Public and Scientists&#8217; Views on Science and Society<\/a> (Pew Research Center) &#8211; Despite broadly similar views about the overall place of science in America, citizens and scientists often see science-related issues through different sets of eyes.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@desolenator\/innovative-approaches-to-the-world-water-crisis-c21ed556f8c5\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'https:\/\/medium.com\/@desolenator\/innovative-approaches-to-the-world-water-crisis-c21ed556f8c5', 'Innovative approaches to the world water crisis ']);\" target=\"_blank\">Innovative approaches to the world water crisis <\/a>\u00a0(Medium) &#8211; General interest piece that discusses challenges associated with desalination and highlights several products for producing fresh water at the individual or household scale.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/01\/27\/opinion\/sisi-goes-to-addis-ababa.html?smid=li-share&amp;_r=0\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/01\/27\/opinion\/sisi-goes-to-addis-ababa.html?smid=li-share&amp;_r=0', 'Sisi Goes to Addis Ababa ']);\" target=\"_blank\">Sisi Goes to Addis Ababa <\/a>(New York Times) &#8211; Opinion piece discusses some background of Nile basin water concerns and\u00a0argues that President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi\u00a0should make the most of his visit to Ethiopia to advance joint management of the Nile.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/global-development\/2015\/jan\/30\/water-privatisation-worldwide-failure-lagos-world-bank\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/global-development\/2015\/jan\/30\/water-privatisation-worldwide-failure-lagos-world-bank', 'Water privatisation: a worldwide failure?']);\" >Water privatisation: a worldwide failure?<\/a> (Guardian) &#8211; Long form piece asks\u00a0if \u00a0privatization of water has been a success or failure using stories from several cities to provide\u00a0examples for both arguments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Contributed by <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/ShafikIslam\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/twitter.com\/ShafikIslam', 'Shafik Islam']);\" >Shafik Islam<\/a>, Amanda Repella, and Molly Greer<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A list of news and blog posts and other web items we stumbled upon in the past week\u2026 Scientists, General Public Have Divergent Views of Science, Report Says\u00a0(NPR) &#8211;\u00a0Discusses and links to a new Pew Center report sharing results from a U.S. survey (see below). 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