Flooding in Lima: An Urban Problem Threatening Public Health and Water Management
In recent years, Lima has repeatedly experienced flooding (aniegos) that affects not only urban infrastructure but also the health and well-being of its population. These events, far from isolated incidents,…
2025
AI’s Silent Water Bill
In 2022, as engineers trained one of the most advanced AI models in history, utilities in Iowa noticed something unusual. Water withdrawals spiked far beyond normal levels, not because of…
Scientific Divulgation Through Social Media Times
During the months of July and August, over 30 researchers from CONICET and other public universities from Argentina lived on a ship while conducting research off the Argentine coast, near…
Why We Wait for a Water Crisis to Care: The Cost of Water Invisibility
In the early months of 2018, Cape Town became the first major city in the world to be on the brink of Day Zero: the moment when municipal water could…
UN Youth Dialogue - Peru 2025
On August 15th, The AWA Project was invited to participate in the UN Youth Dialogue, organized on the margins of the 30th Anniversary Program of Global Action for Youth and…
The Kectil Conference 2025 Youth Leaders, Lima Peru
On August 7th and 8th, The AWA Project team had the honor of participating in the Kectil Conference Youth Leadership 2025, the very first Kectil Program Conference held in Latin…
Women as Stewards of Water: South-South Dialogues on Knowledge, Justice, and Conservation
On May 10th, 2025, The AWA Project and South Asia Young Women in Water (SAYWiW) co-hosted the virtual panel Women in Water Conservation – Regional Perspectives from South Asia and…
The AWA Project at the Ministerial Water Summit of Latin America and the Caribbean
On May 27th and 28th, 2025, The AWA Project participated in the Ministerial Water Summit of Latin America and the Caribbean, held in Lima, Peru. Convened by the Presidency of…
Empowering Youth Through Project Management: AWA Ambassadors Program
At The AWA Project, we recognize that youth are powerful agents of change, especially when equipped with the right tools and guidance. That’s why we recently hosted a dynamic and…
Fluid Connections: Exploring the Relationship Between Water and Golf
When talking about golf, many concepts may appear at the same time. Entertainment, passion, strategy, strong emotions, among many other things. Sustainability is definitely not the first thing that comes…
Water as a Weapon: The Systematic Deprivation of Water in Palestine
Throughout history, war and conflict have been employed as a mechanism to exploit human rights. Power corrupts all, leading to violations of our most sacred resource, water. To us at…
Black Water Champions: Celebrating Trailblazers in Water Advocacy, Conservation, and Access
In honour of Black History Month, The AWA Project would like to recognize five remarkable Black individuals who have made significant contributions to water-related fields, from environmental advocacy to ocean…
2024
The AWA Project at APEC’s Youth Forum: “Leaders in Action”
On November 13th, 2024, María Fernanda Chaparro, Consultant and Strategic Representative at The AWA Project, proudly participated in the Youth Forum “Leaders in Action: Global Challenges and Peru's Future”, held…
Why Water and Sanitation Matter on 25N
On November 25, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, the world shines a light on one of the most pervasive human rights violations globally: gender-based violence.…
Tapped Out: Mexico’s Urgent Water Crisis
I remember very vividly in 2022 when then-Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced a stop on all beer production in the north of Mexico due to severe droughts. As…
The Metal Straw: The Individualization of Environmental Activism and its Consequences on Meaningful Climate Action and Water Activism
Between 2004 and 2006, fossil fuel company British Petroleum (BP) hired advertising, marketing, and public relations firm Ogilvy to promote and popularize the term “carbon footprint”. Attached to this cultural…
2021
Getting to Know San Juan de Ihuanco: AWA’s Interview with the Community President
Susana Romani García, President of the Community of Ihuanco, is the woman everyone in Ihuanco looks to when there is an issue, and she works tirelessly until she finds the…
Building Relationships, Making Progress: An Update from the 2020 Munk One Dragons’ Den Winners
It’s been a busy month at The AWA Project as we continue to work towards our goal of developing a water source in Ihuanco, Peru. If this is your first…
