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NEW HWISE-RCN Paper Announcement!
The HWISE-RCN would like to present the latest publication “Household water sharing: a missing link in international health” by members Dr. Justin Stoler (Miami University), Dr. Alexandra Brewis (Arizona State University), Dr. Leila M. Harris (University of British Columbia), Dr. Amber Wutich (Arizona State University), Dr. Amber L. Pearson (Michigan State University), Dr. Asher Y Rosinger (Penn State University), Dr. Roseanne C. Schuster (Arizona State University), and Dr. Sera L. Young (Northwestern University). This paper came out of our RCN-meeting in February 2018, we are excited to see how this agenda is being set by our RCN collaboration. Congratulations!
Abstract:
Water insecurity massively undermines health, especially among impoverished and marginalized communities. Emerging evidence shows that household-to-household water sharing is a widespread coping strategy in vulnerable communities. Sharing can buffer households from the deleterious health effects that typically accompany seasonal shortages, interruptions of water services and natural disasters. Conversely, sharing may also increase exposure to pathogens and become burdensome and distressing in times of heightened need. These water sharing systems have been almost invisible within global health research but need to be explored, because they can both support and undermine global public health interventions, planning and policy.
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Job Announcements
- Assistant Professor (Tenure-track) in Global Urbanism/Urbanization at the University of British Columbia. Apply by January 28, 2019.
- PhD Opportunity on Co-Developing Strategies to Promote Inclusive Water Governance in Malawi. The opportunity is with the Centre of Expertise for Waters in Dundee, UK with our steering committee member, Dr. Ellis Adams. Apply by January 31, 2019.
- Assistant Professor in Urban Social Change within the Department of Geography at Simon Fraser University. Apply by February 1, 2019.
- Political Ecology Assistant Professor Position at University of Victoria. Apply by February 1, 2019.
- Senior Researcher/Professor at the School of Environment at the University of Auckland. Apply by March 3, 2019.
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Upcoming HWISE Events
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HWISE Launch at the American Association for the Advancement of Science Annual Meeting (Washington, DC, February 14-17, 2019)
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HWISE Special Sessions and Research at the American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting (Washington, DC, April 3-7, 2019). Mark your calendars - we will be hosting an open reception at the AAG on April 4, come join us for the launch of the HWISE-RCN!
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Upcoming Conferences
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REACH Conference on Water Security and Poverty, Keble College, University of Oxford, UK, March 27-29, 2019. Early bird tickets available until December 16, 2018.
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Consider attending the Human Biology Association meeting in Cleveland, March 27-28, where there will be a strong HWISE-RCN presence. On the afternoon of Wednesday 27th March, the Plenary Session is on the Human Biology of Water, organized by HWISE_RCN folks Asher Rosinger and Alex Brewis. Other HWISE_RCN folks in the plenary line-up include Cassandra Workman and Ellis Adams. To cap the event, our own Amber Wutich is the highlight speaker of the conference, talking on “Water Insecurity: An Agenda for Research and Call to Action for Human Biology.” Email alex.brewis@asu.edu with any questions.
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- Human Development & Capability Association, London, UK, September 9-11, 2019
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Nordic Geographers Meeting, Sustainable Geography-Geographies of Sustainability, Trondheim, Norway, June 16-19, 2019. Deadline for abstracts, December 15, 2018
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Recent HWISE Community Publications
- Molden, O. C., Khanal, A., & Pradhan, N. (2018). The pain of water: a household perspective of water insecurity and inequity in the kathmandu valley. Water Policy.
https://doi.org/10.2166/wp.2018.116
- Stoler, J., A. Brewis, L. M. Harris, A. Wutich, A. L. Pearson, A. Y. Rosinger, R. C. Schuster, and S. L. Young. 2018. Household water sharing: a missing link in international health. International Health:ihy094-ihy094. https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihy094
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Recently Published Articles of Interest
- Hanrahan, M., & Mercer, N. Gender and water insecurity in a subarctic Indigenous community. The Canadian Geographer / Le Géographe canadien, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1111/cag.12508
- Özerol, G., J. Vinke-de Kruijf, M. C. Brisbois, C. Casiano Flores, P. Deekshit, C. Girard, C. Knieper, S. J. Mirnezami, M. Ortega-Reig, P. Ranjan, N. J. S. Schröder, and B. Schröter. 2018. Comparative studies of water governance: a systematic review. Ecology and Society 23(4):43. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-10548-230443
- Gregory Pierce, Silvia Gonzalez; Mistrust at the tap? Factors contributing to public drinking water (mis)perception across US households. Water Policy 1 February 2017; 19 (1): 1–12. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/wp.2016.143
- Rodina L. Defining “water resilience”: Debates, concepts, approaches, and gaps. WIREs Water. 2018;e1334. https://doi.org/10.1002/wat2.1334
- Rosinger, A. Y., A.-M. Chang, O. M. Buxton, J. Li, S. Wu, and X. Gao. 2018. Short sleep duration is associated with inadequate hydration: cross-cultural evidence from US and Chinese adults. Sleep:zsy210-zsy210. https://doi.org/10.1093/sleep/zsy210
- Teodoro, M., & Zuhlke, S. (2018). Water Kiosks and the Trust Deficit in Water Utilities. Proceedings of the Water Environment Federation, 2018(1), 226-235. https://doi.org/10.2175/193864718823773977
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HWISE Member News
We would also like to highlight member news in our communications. Feel free to send news, publications, jobs or opportunities, grants, or other updates to Amy Truong (hwise.rcn@gmail.com) by January 31.
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