Books

Thirst by Varsha Bajaj - Discussion guide

A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park - Discussion guide 

Zane and the Hurricane: a story of Katrina by W. R. Philbrick - Discussion guide

Topics & Resources for Water Research Project

Videos shown in class

"The Water Crisis" - National Geographic (YouTube)

"The Last Drop" - National Geographic (YouTube)

Walpole

Walpole Sewer & Water Department - Look under "Town News" in the upper right of the webpage for the "Water Quality Report" and "Water Management Policy"

Jobs in Water Sustainability

Careers in Evironmental & Water Resources Management - from Know Your H2O Water Research Center

Learn About Careers in Water - from Work for Water

Water Career Guide - from FreshWater.org

Sudan (South Sudan is the setting for A Long Walk to Water)

"A reality check which ignites #ForEveryChild - Striving for universal access to water in Sudan" - from Unicef (March 21, 2023)

"Water in Crisis - Sudan" - from The Water Project

"Sudan: Water, sanitation and hygiene" - from Unicef

"Sudan's water crisis and the women fighting back" - from UN Environment Programme

"Clean water runs dry in Juba, South Sudan" - from Oxfam American

"Water Security and Fragility: Insights from South Sudan" - from The World Bank

Mumbai (Setting for Thirst)

"Water in India - India's Water Crisis & Sanitation Issues" - from Water.org

"Water Starved Megapolis Mumbai Plans $500 Million Purifier" - from Bloomberg (Mar. 1. 2024)

"How is India Addressing Its Water Needs?" - from The World Bank (Feb. 14, 2023)

"India's Water and Sanitation Crisis" - from Water.org

"India's Thirst for Improved Water Security" - from East Asia Form (Feb. 27, 2024)

New Orleans, Louisiana (Setting for Zane and the Hurricane)

Hurricane Katrina - from George W. Bush Presidential Library Impact

Hurricanes: Science & Society - from the University of Rhode Island

Louisiana Hurricanes, Hurricane Katrina 2005 - from LSU Libraries

Impact on Communities

Impact on Economy

Impact on Education

Impact on Environment

Impact on Politics

"Hurricane Katrina: 10 Facts About the Deadly Storm and Its Legacy" - from History.com (updated April 15, 2025)

Hurricane Katrina: Sorm (2005) - from Britannica (updated May 2, 2025)

LowerNine.org - A "nonprofit organization dedicated to the long-term recovery of the lower ninth ward of New Orleans."

Flint, Michigan

"Flint Water Crisis" - from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

"Flint Water Crisis: Everything You Need to Know" - from NRDC (Natural Resources Defence Council)

"Lead-Laced Water in Flint: A Step-by-Step Look at the Makings of a Crisis" - from NPR

"Taking Action on Flint Water" - from State of Michigan

"Flint, Michigan, Held in Comtempt by Federal Judge for Missing Deadlines to Replace Lead Pipes at Center of Water Crisis" - from CNN, March 14, 2024

Dust Bowl

"Dust Bowl" - from History.com

"The Dust Bowl" - from National Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska)

"Timeline: The Dust Bowl" - from PBS American Experience

Great Depression and the Dust Bowl - from State Historical Society of Iowa

Lebanon

"Lebanon in Danger of Losing Critical Access to Water" - from UNICEF (August 21, 2021)

"Lebanon Water Supply Augmentation Project (Bisri Dam) - from World Bank Group

"Lebanon Overview" - from USAID GlobalWaters.org

"Water Crisis in Lebanon" - from Ecohubmap, 2024

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