{"id":1831,"date":"2021-03-30T17:35:48","date_gmt":"2021-03-30T17:35:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www3.scholastic.ca\/take-action\/?page_id=1831"},"modified":"2022-01-25T17:30:44","modified_gmt":"2022-01-25T17:30:44","slug":"issues","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www3.scholastic.ca\/take-action\/home\/every-drop-counts\/issues","title":{"rendered":"Issues"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group link-list js-accordion open\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">General Freshwater Issues<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"detailed-link\">\n    <div class=\"link-text\">\n        <a\n          href=\"http:\/\/content.time.com\/time\/photogallery\/0,29307,1724375_1552659,00.html\"\n          target=\"_blank\"          >\n          Blue Planet Photo Essay        <\/a>\n        <div class=\"desc\">A photo essay on water use and issues from around the world<\/div>    <\/div>\n    <span style=\"display: none;\"\n      class=\"variables-hidden icons-hide\"      >\n      video    <\/span>\n      <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"detailed-link\">\n    <div class=\"link-text\">\n        <a\n          href=\"\thttps:\/\/water.org\/our-impact\/water-crisis\/\"\n          target=\"_blank\"          >\n          The Water Crisis        <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n    <span style=\"display: none;\"\n      class=\"variables-hidden icons-hide\"      >\n      video    <\/span>\n      <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"detailed-link\">\n    <div class=\"link-text\">\n        <a\n          href=\"http:\/\/www.globaleducation.edu.au\/global-issues\/gi-water-and-sanitation.html\"\n          target=\"_blank\"          >\n          Water and sanitation        <\/a>\n        <div class=\"desc\">Case studies, information, and resources<\/div>    <\/div>\n    <span style=\"display: none;\"\n      class=\"variables-hidden icons-hide\"      >\n      video    <\/span>\n      <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"detailed-link\">\n    <div class=\"link-text\">\n        <a\n          href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/global-development\/access-to-water\"\n          target=\"_blank\"          >\n          <em>The Guardian<\/em> (UK) newspaper        <\/a>\n        <div class=\"desc\">For the latest news and issues around water and sanitation <\/div>    <\/div>\n    <span style=\"display: none;\"\n      class=\"variables-hidden icons-hide\"      >\n      video    <\/span>\n      <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"detailed-link\">\n    <div class=\"link-text\">\n        <a\n          href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jNOc7mHr5gI\"\n          target=\"_blank\"          >\n          H2O-NO! &#8211; Fresh Water Problems: Crash Course Kids: Part 1        <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n    <span style=\"display: none;\"\n      class=\"variables-hidden icons-show\"      >\n      video    <\/span>\n      <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"detailed-link\">\n    <div class=\"link-text\">\n        <a\n          href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=N9DhJB25Efc\"\n          target=\"_blank\"          >\n          H2O-NO! &#8211; Fresh Water Problems: Crash Course Kids: Part 2        <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n    <span style=\"display: none;\"\n      class=\"variables-hidden icons-show\"      >\n      video    <\/span>\n      <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group link-list js-accordion open\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Access, Availability, and Quality<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"detailed-link\">\n    <div class=\"link-text\">\n        <a\n          href=\"https:\/\/www.worldwildlife.org\/threats\/water-scarcity\"\n          target=\"_blank\"          >\n          Water Scarcity        <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n    <span style=\"display: none;\"\n      class=\"variables-hidden icons-hide\"      >\n      video    <\/span>\n      <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"detailed-link\">\n    <div class=\"link-text\">\n        <a\n          href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/water-and-sanitation\/\"\n          target=\"_blank\"          >\n          Water and the Global Goals        <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n    <span style=\"display: none;\"\n      class=\"variables-hidden icons-hide\"      >\n      video    <\/span>\n      <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"detailed-link\">\n    <div class=\"link-text\">\n        <a\n          href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/category\/video-water-and-sanitation\/\"\n          target=\"_blank\"          >\n          Water Videos from the UN        <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n    <span style=\"display: none;\"\n      class=\"variables-hidden icons-show\"      >\n      video    <\/span>\n      <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"detailed-link\">\n    <div class=\"link-text\">\n        <a\n          href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BCHhwxvQqxg\"\n          target=\"_blank\"          >\n          Access to Clean Water        <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n    <span style=\"display: none;\"\n      class=\"variables-hidden icons-show\"      >\n      video    <\/span>\n      <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"detailed-link\">\n    <div class=\"link-text\">\n        <a\n          href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iXpxJmyMJUQ\"\n          target=\"_blank\"          >\n          Return to Ryan\u2019s Well        <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n    <span style=\"display: none;\"\n      class=\"variables-hidden icons-show\"      >\n      video    <\/span>\n      <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"detailed-link\">\n    <div class=\"link-text\">\n        <a\n          href=\"javascript: return false;\"\n                    >\n          Ryan and Jimmy <span>by Herb Shoveller (Kids Can Press, 2006)<\/span>        <\/a>\n        <div class=\"desc\">Ryan\u2019s determination to build a well takes him to Uganda and a young orphan named Akana Jimmy.<\/div>    <\/div>\n    <span style=\"display: none;\"\n      class=\"variables-hidden icons-show\"      >\n      book    <\/span>\n      <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group link-list js-accordion open\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Climate Change<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"detailed-link\">\n    <div class=\"link-text\">\n        <a\n          href=\"http:\/\/static.guim.co.uk\/sys-images\/Guardian\/Pix\/pictures\/2015\/3\/7\/1425755211940\/waterstress.png\"\n          target=\"_blank\"          >\n          Water Use and Climate Change Maps        <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n    <span style=\"display: none;\"\n      class=\"variables-hidden icons-hide\"      >\n      video    <\/span>\n      <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group link-list js-accordion open\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Women and Girls<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"detailed-link\">\n    <div class=\"link-text\">\n        <a\n          href=\"http:\/\/water.org\/water-crisis\/womens-crisis\/\"\n          target=\"_blank\"          >\n          For Women, It\u2019s Personal        <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n    <span style=\"display: none;\"\n      class=\"variables-hidden icons-hide\"      >\n      video    <\/span>\n      <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"detailed-link\">\n    <div class=\"link-text\">\n        <a\n          href=\"http:\/\/www.one.org\/international\/blog\/the-woman-fighting-for-her-right-to-pee\/\"\n          target=\"_blank\"          >\n          Fighting for the Right to Pee Safely        <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n    <span style=\"display: none;\"\n      class=\"variables-hidden icons-hide\"      >\n      video    <\/span>\n      <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"detailed-link\">\n    <div class=\"link-text\">\n        <a\n          href=\"https:\/\/thewaterproject.org\/water_scarcity\"\n          target=\"_blank\"          >\n          How girls are affected by the lack of water        <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n    <span style=\"display: none;\"\n      class=\"variables-hidden icons-show\"      >\n      video    <\/span>\n      <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"detailed-link\">\n    <div class=\"link-text\">\n        <a\n          href=\"javascript: return false;\"\n                    >\n          A Long Walk to Water <span>by Linda Sue Park (Clarion Books, 2012)<\/span>        <\/a>\n        <div class=\"desc\">Alternation narrative from Nya who has to fetch water every day, and Salva who becomes one of the lost boys of Sudan. For older students.<\/div>    <\/div>\n    <span style=\"display: none;\"\n      class=\"variables-hidden icons-show\"      >\n      book    <\/span>\n      <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group link-list js-accordion open\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sanitation<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"detailed-link\">\n    <div class=\"link-text\">\n        <a\n          href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/waterforlifedecade\/sanitation.shtml\"\n          target=\"_blank\"          >\n          Access to Sanitation        <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n    <span style=\"display: none;\"\n      class=\"variables-hidden icons-hide\"      >\n      video    <\/span>\n      <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"detailed-link\">\n    <div class=\"link-text\">\n        <a\n          href=\"https:\/\/kidshealth.org\/en\/kids\/water.html\"\n          target=\"_blank\"          >\n          Why Drinking Water Is the Way to Go        <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n    <span style=\"display: none;\"\n      class=\"variables-hidden icons-hide\"      >\n      video    <\/span>\n      <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"detailed-link\">\n    <div class=\"link-text\">\n        <a\n          href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jmV_zyBJ3Z8\"\n          target=\"_blank\"          >\n          Transforming Human Poop Into Eco-Friendly Fertilizer        <\/a>\n        <div class=\"desc\">A video from National Geographic about SOIL toilets in Haiti<\/div>    <\/div>\n    <span style=\"display: none;\"\n      class=\"variables-hidden icons-show\"      >\n      video    <\/span>\n      <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General Freshwater Issues Access, Availability, and Quality Climate Change Women and Girls Sanitation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":1777,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"protect_children":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1831","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www3.scholastic.ca\/take-action\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1831","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www3.scholastic.ca\/take-action\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www3.scholastic.ca\/take-action\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www3.scholastic.ca\/take-action\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www3.scholastic.ca\/take-action\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1831"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www3.scholastic.ca\/take-action\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1831\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www3.scholastic.ca\/take-action\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1777"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www3.scholastic.ca\/take-action\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1831"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}