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Featured Stories June 22, 2023 America’s Water Education: Reflections of a NYC girl For the fourth entry of our blog series , Mrs Alesha Smith, middle school instructor of literacy at the Eagle Academies for the Young Men of Harlem, brings forth her enduring questions on water resources. Stemming from a genuine curiosity that she masterfully conveyed to her students, they provide nothing short of a comprehensive research agenda for water management. Tags water education May 10, 2023 America’s Water Education: Interview of Jermel Collins-Day by Nancy Degnan For the third entry of our blog series , co-PI Nancy Degnan interviews Jermel Collins-Day, instructor of physical health at the Eagle Academies for the Young Men of Harlem and PhD candidate at Teachers College. Mr Collins-Day shares his perspective on culturally relevant and context-aware environmental education, highlighting shortcomings in teachers when out of touch with the difficulties students face. Tags water education April 05, 2023 America’s Water Education: second entry The second entry of our blog series has been written by Christopher Slaughter , special education teacher and published author. This work has been produced within the context of our NSF grant on the innovative use of water data platforms at the middle and high school level , bringing together Columbia Water Tags water education More News State of the Planet Strategies for Safe Drinking Water: Ensuring Lead-Free Taps for All March 22, 2024 On World Water Day, Columbia researchers explore the best options for replacing America’s aging pipes. Flooding in California: What Went Wrong, and What Comes Next January 12, 2023 Climate School experts help to explain this devastating weather and what it means in the broader conversation of climate change and disaster response. Year in Review: Our Top Stories of 2022 December 22, 2022 A list of some of our most popular articles and videos, plus some of our favorites that you shouldn’t miss. More from State of the Planet Featured Projects Climate Week: Rethinking Water 2022 Ensuring America’s Water Security: Designing, Financing & Managing Infrastructure for Climate Adaptation brought together experts from federal agencies, academia, private industry, NGOs, philanthropies, and the media to foster action-oriented discussions and target achievable goals. Water and Financial Risk Management CWC scientists are creating risk management options by analyzing local and global impacts of climate extremes and environmental disasters on supply chains , developing flood insurance schemes , and partnering with diverse stakeholders to improve the water-related metrics disclosed in ESG reports . 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