Live Earth's blog Guest contributor Arjen van der Wal is an
environmentalist and drilling expert at Practica Foundation, an
Akvo support partner. Here he describes the opportunities
possible when people are trained to drill wells. Say you want to
extract water from the ground, because you have had enough of
carrying water around for six hours a day, and have more useful
things to do with your time. And say you live in a region where
the ground water is of good quality, and the soil consists of
sand or clay. Then you might want to have a borehole, preferably
near your house, where you can get nice, clean, safe water,
without walking too far. What are your options? GLOBE Learner
from Central-Europe measuring water conductivity during a field
investigation The GLOBE Program (Global Learning and
Observations to Benefit the Environment) is a worldwide hands-
on, primary and secondary school-based science and education
program. GLOBE's vision promotes and supports students, teachers
and scientists to collaborate on