It's 2022 and time to revisit hydrophilanthropy and see where it's been, where it is , and where it's headed. And maybe we can answer the question, what is hydrophilanthropy? (or 'HP').
Water Resources IMPACT has published two issues devoted to HP - January 2010 and January 2016. Here is a link to the blog post introducing the 2010 issue and the PDF:
The January 2016 issue is unavailable - here is a link to the January 2016 blog post and a link to a PPT of mine on HP.
Now - for the latest issue - all new authors except for yours truly, Dave Kreamer, and Peter Wampler.
Here is the July-August 2022 issue as a PDF:
Download AWRA JulyAug 2022_IMPACT
and a flipping-book version: click here.
Info on the issue:
About This Issue: Hydrophilanthropy July-August 2022
Guest Editor: Michael E. Campana
I had a dream about this issue - a bad one! Why? Because we've had two previous issues on Hydrophilanthropy (HP for short) - January 2010 and 2016. Had we lost our mojo? NO! I got a few old authors with new ideas. Dave Kreamer on HP and sustainability; Peter Wampler (with Roderick Morgan) on potable water; and yours truly. I may have little new to say but I am looking back to see how I got here. Stuart Smith and Laurra Olmsted both discuss Africa - with different but complementary approaches. John Cherry, one of the world's great hydrogeologists has a new program that is especially attractive to the developing world (Stuart and Laurra). Kabir Thatte of DigDeep has a very novel concept to consider. Maria Daugherty-Gibson has a 501(c)(3) approach to groundwater. She might find synergy with Brown et al. working on Oregon Water Futures! Jim F. Chamberlain and Becky Svatos have something to say about important elements in development work. So why have we not lost our mojo? SYNERGY! That is what I want to see! I'm talking about 2028!
The Table of Contents
1) Hydrophilantrophy: I Can't Define It But I Know It When I See It!
Is this any way to introduce this topic? Yes!
Michael E. Campana
2) Shifting the Hydrophilanthropic Paradigm toward Sustainability
The author coined the word 'Hydrophilanthropy' and has taken the concept to new heights. Now he's on the sustainability level.
David K. Kreamer
3) From Hydrophilanthropy to Full-Service Groundwater Contractor in Tanzania: A Case Study in Necessity
The author became involved with two firms: in his Ohio home and one he began in Tanzania, where the locals are doing well. Necessity is the mother of invention, right?
Stuart Smith
4) An Africa-Centric Approach to Water Education
What if you went to Africa to provide locals with clean water. Fine. But what if you helped them create groundwater programs in their own universities? Wow!
Laurra Olmsted
5) The Groundwater Project as Knowledge Philanthropy
Getting the world's leading hydrogeologists to write new textbooks, translate old ones and then distributing them freely is no minor task. But for the only hydrogeologist to win the Stockholm International Water Prize, it's eminently doable.
John Cherry
6) Growing a Groundwater Schmutzdecke
This sounds like a German book! But it's a way to purify water that is suitable for the developing world whether they speak German or French or.....
Peter J. Wampler and Roderick M. Morgan
7) How Clean Is Your Water? An Oregon Initiative Brings Water Testing to the People
Oregon needs hydrophilanthropy? Think tribes. Underserved communities. Infrastructure that is nonexistent or nonfunctional. The authors are on top of the problems and the water future is looking up.
Lynny Brown, Todd Jarvis, Alaí Reyes-Santos
8) Drinking Water for a Coastal Island Village
This project highlights several aspects that are critical to sustainability in hydrophilanthropy: communication, capacity-building, and appropriate technology.
Jim F. Chamberlain and Becky Svatos
9) The “Too Much Water Myth” and “Don’t Talk Groundwater to Me!” Mantras,
This sounds like a curmudgeon! But it's really a smart woman who's just founded a 501(c)(3) charitable foundation: American Aquifers,
Maria Daugherty-Gibson
10) The Staggering Cost on America’s Hidden Water Crisis
How can you possibly do this? Voodoo economics? Just Dig Deep!
Kabir Thatte
See you in 2028?
Enjoy!
"Rather than focusing on the size or scale of their projects hydrophilanthropists should work with sustainability in mind." - Dr. Dave Kreamer (Professor, UNLV; President, International Association of Hydrogeologists)
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