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By Whitney Ricker, FEMA contractor and climate justice advocate While these are important issues to think about on a global stage, it can be easy to overlook what is already happening in our own backyard. Read on for more information on the connection between women, children, poverty and climate change. Poverty Among Women and Children in the District higher rate than their male counterparts, and over a quarter of children live in poverty. While residents in Washington, D.C.

By Sonia Abdulbaki California drought: a dry riverbed in 2009 Luxury is a concept synonymous with grandeur – at least in the first world. Strip away the layers and we find ourselves human. And being human means food, water, shelter and reproduction are our survival tools. Luckily for us, water is a luxury available with the turn of a faucet. Yet, water shortages are happening across the world, including in major cities. Scope of Earth’s water distribution problem Although Ear