Newsbank Access World NewsThis link opens in a new windowNewsBank is an e-resource that consolidates current and archived information in fully searchable databases comprised of more than 5,000 newspaper titles, as well as newswires, Web editions, blogs, videos, broadcast transcripts, business journals, periodicals, government documents and other publications.
World Politics ReviewThis link opens in a new windowWorld Politics Review provides up to date analysis of global current events in readable, in-depth articles. The content in this database is also available in full on a visually appealing website where readers can search or browse by geographic region, and sign up for relevant newsletter communications.
News & Newspapers, CurrentThis link opens in a new windowSearch for citations, abstracts, and full-text for the Baltimore Sun (1990-present), Christian Science Monitor (1980-present), New York Times (1980-present), Wall Street Journal (1984-present), and Washington Post (1987-present). ProQuest also provides digitized newspaper versions of the New York Times (1980-2008), Wall Street Journal (selected issues from 1982-2002), and Washington Post (selected issues from 1988-2008) with high-resolution facsimile images of the print editions.
National Invasive Species Information Center (NISIC)
The gateway to invasive species information; covering federal, state, local, and international sources.
Invasive species are plants, animals, or pathogens that are non-native (or alien) to the ecosystem under consideration, and whose introduction causes or is likely to cause harm
Open Web Sources
EPA Water Portal
US Environmental Protection Agency site for the public.
HDgov Human Dimensions
"HDgov is a multi-agency website for all things human dimensions of natural resources.
The web portal is developed to reduce the time required to find interagency resources and has a strong focus on the application of social science concepts, methods, and information. The use of nontechnical language makes content accessible to all users regardless of background. The information on the site is also a helpful resource for current studies and collaboration for both students and researchers."
Intergovernmental Organizations Search Engine
Custom search engine that searches through intergovernmental (e.g. UN, EU, WB) organization sites, providing background and commentary on international issues.
NASA Ocean Physics
NASA satellite and sub-orbital data, climate models and data science to study ocean dynamics, sea level rise, hydrological cycle, and ocean interactions within the Earth system.
Natural Resources Defense Council - Water
An independent research organization founded in 1974, whose main focuses are climate change, resource degradation, and population growth. Worldwatch develops solid data and effective strategies to meet these challenges.
NRDC works to safeguard the earth—its people, its plants and animals, and the natural systems on which all life depends.
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NOAA Water
"In the United States and around the world, water security is increasingly in jeopardy. Too much water, too little water, or water of poor quality can endanger life, property, economies and ecosystems."
From the NOAA website
Non-Governmental Organizations Search Engine
Custom search engine that searches through non-governmental (e.g. Red Cross, Doctors without Borders, Amnesty International) organization sites, providing background and commentary on international issues.
UNESCO - Water Security
UNESCO works to build the scientific knowledge base to help countries manage their water resources in a sustainable way through the International Hydrological Programme (IHP), through leading the UN-wide World Water Development Report, through the UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education in Delft in the Netherlands, through over 20 affiliated research centres on water around the world and through a series of water-related Chairs.
United Nations Water for Life Decade
"The primary goal of the 'Water for Life' Decade [was] to promote efforts to fulfill international commitments made on water and water-related issues by 2015." Take a look at the links on the left side of the page: Progress Reports, Focus Areas (water and cities, energy, food security, sanitation, sustainable development and more), Focus Regions, and UN e-resources.
USGS Water Portal
"Water is one of seven science mission areas of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Water's mission is to collect and disseminate reliable, impartial, and timely information that is needed to understand the Nation's water resources."
