Hydrophilanthropy: Sustaining Life and Economies of the Developing World

October 6, 2011

A panel discussion featuring: 

Dr. Andrew Deutz, director of The Nature Conservancy's International Government Relations Department;

Ms. Cynthia Hartley, chair of the Washington, DC Water for People Committee;

Mr. John Sparks, Director of Advocacy and Communications for the Millennium Water Alliance; and

Dr. Tamim Younos, Executive Vice President and Research Director for Environmental Sustainability Programs at the Cabell Brand Center for Global Poverty and Resource Sustainability Studies.

Around the world, 884 million people do not have access to safe drinking water and 2.6 billion are without adequate sanitation facilities. Every day, nearly 6,000 people die from water-related illnesses, and the vast majority are children. Water is the greatest limiting factor in terms of many nations' abilities to develop. Many obstacles prevent access to a sufficient water supply or are a result of an inadequate supply, including conflict, famine, population and migration trends, poverty, and climate change, among other factors. Our panelists discussed the work their organizations are doing in support international water development.

• Thank you to event sponsor CDM.