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(22nd February 2010)
One world, many graphic designers. I just received copies of the Spanish edition of my book, published by Turner, and it reminded me that I had yet to post the delightfully weird cover image of the Japanese version. So here are both.
(19th February 2010)
I spent a happy year at the University of Pennsylvania in 1993-4, attempting to understand International Relations (and failing; I switched to comparative politics), living luxuriously on the generosity of the splendid Thouron Award (and Fulbright for the travel) and getting far too fond of the vegetarian meatballs served up by the Magic Carpet lunch truck just off campus. So I am extremely ...
(17th February 2010)
I've been asked, gratifyingly, to chair the judging panel for this year's WASH media award, administered by the excellent Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC for short). The WASH awards celebrate the best of sanitation- and hygiene-related journalism. Not forgetting water supply. They'll be judged over the summer and awarded at World Water Week in September in Stockholm. Details of how to enter ...
(3rd February 2010)
I'll be giving a lecture at a meeting of the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District in Cleveland, Ohio, on 23 March. Free entry and free parking! More details from NEORSD's site here.
(2nd February 2010)
I've contributed a chapter to Written in Water: Messages of Hope for Earth's Most Precious Resource, published by National Geographic. I've just received my copy, and it looks great, with contributions from Peter Gleick of the Pacific Institute (described in the intro as "an internationally renowned water visionary"), Scott Harrison of charity:water (which I persist in hoping will one day spawn a charity:sanitation) and Fred ...
(6th January 2010)
I'll be speaking at a panel about manual scavenging on 19 January at a WaterAid/Channel 4 event. It's invitation-only so journalists should apply to WaterAid press office for an invite, if hearing about cleaning latrines with your bare hands just after breakfast is your thing. [click on title for the flyer...]
(27th October 2009)
I've written an article for the Huffington Post on a fascinating trip to Mozambique where I looked at how UNICEF is leading an effort to clean up open defecation with Community-Led Total Sanitation.