Randall Crane PhD

Director, Municipal Water District of Orange County @MWDOC. Prof Emeritus @UCLA, PhD @MIT, husband/father/child, 4th gen Californian, water nerd

[World Bank Water @WorldBankWater]

🌍 Water is Life—no matter the language! 💧Our @WorldBank Group colleagues share one powerful message from around the world. Watch our latest video to hear their voices! 🎥

[World Bank Water @WorldBankWater]

Women remain underrepresented in water jobs. #DYK that only 22% of engineers in water jobs are women?

Take the #EqualAqua course to learn about barriers and solutions to accelerate equality in #WaterUtilities.

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[World Bank Water @WorldBankWater]

🚽 Sustainable sanitation boosts climate resilience & public health. In Cambodia, a 5% investment rise could offset labor impacts by 2050. In Pakistan, better sanitation could reduce child stunting from 40% to 5%. https://t.co/Kp4PLok6aO

[World Bank Water @WorldBankWater]

Dive into @WorldBank’s groundbreaking report, Funding a Water-Secure Future, with our interactive dashboard on water sector spending. See funding trends, spending gaps, budget execution rates, and more to support better decision-making for water security: https://t.co/DzG3t52t7z

[World Bank Water @WorldBankWater]

💧 Clean water & sanitation are key to health, education, and well-being! Tanzania is making big strides, bringing these vital services to millions—and expanding access even further. 🚰

https://t.co/FPcUJ4FQtQ

[World Bank Water @WorldBankWater]

🌍Water is key to tackling the world’s biggest challenges. Our latest blog, inspired by @2030WRG FY24 Annual Report & @WEF's Global Risk Report, explores how multi-stakeholder collaboration is driving action on #watersecurity: https://t.co/SKLhUpkbQp

[World Bank Water @WorldBankWater]

Explore our new interactive dashboard on water sector spending! It’s the first of its kind, offering insights to drive better decision-making toward water security.

https://t.co/CqzH455mTR

[World Bank Water @WorldBankWater]

One in ten people live in countries facing severe #water shortages, and by 2040, one in four children will experience these conditions. It's time to rethink our water systems that are no longer fit for purpose. @SarojJha001

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[Randall Crane PhD @Crane4Water]

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[Randall Crane PhD @Crane4Water]

From the smartest student in class I ever had, and apparently the funniest. Jenny is a Swarthmore grad after all. Really glad to see this and where she's at, and going!

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[World Bank Water @WorldBankWater]

The new dashboard on water sector spending brings you a comprehensive look at global public investments in water. View results in dynamic graphs and access spending data for 129 countries.

For more: https://t.co/LUPQuGyHTK

[Maura Allaire @WaterEquityLab]

In the U.S., unincorporated areas (outside city boundaries), face gaps in governance and wastewater access. Communities next to cities are particularly affected, challenging the assumption that these are only rural problems.
https://t.co/H9xzl0NVZT

[World Bank Water @WorldBankWater]

Over 25% of the world lacks access to safely managed water, affecting 2.2 billion people. How can we close the funding and financing gap in the water sector. 💧

Read our interactive story: https://t.co/gRhyRwSvBA

[World Bank Water @WorldBankWater]

The world is expected to face a 40% shortfall between demand & supply of water by 2030, with 10% of the global population already living in areas of critical water stress.💧

We must protect this resource & #ScaleUpFinance4Water: https://t.co/Me9aRMJQtW

[World Bank Water @WorldBankWater]

Funding a Water-secure Future proposes comprehensive reforms to tackle water challenges. Urging governments to enhance budget execution and reduce inefficiencies for cost-effective utility operations and better investment planning. @WorldBankWater

https://t.co/pkQose0ZZw

[Water Mark 🚰 @OtayMark]

Climate warning as world’s rivers dry up at fastest rate for 30 years

World Meteorological Organization says water is ‘canary in the coalmine of climate change’ and calls for urgent action.

In 2023, more than 50% of global river catchment areas showed abnormal conditions, with most being in deficit. This was similar in 2022 and 2021.

https://t.co/ug10VDfvAY by @horton_official via @guardian

[Orange County Sanitation District @OCSanDistrict]

As part of #CAWaterWeek, we're highlighting OC San staff that protect public health and the environment every day! Our Source Control team works hard to decrease the number of pollutants entering the sewer by monitoring wastewater discharged at various points in our system.

[Randall Crane PhD @Crane4Water]

@N_Ulibarri Yay.

[Randall Crane PhD @Crane4Water]

"Los Angeles was thirsty, desperately so."
#LAwater #CAwater

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[Brett Sanders @UCIFloodLab]

Still wrapping my ahead around the intensity of Helene, esp the destruction across the Appalachia. Gages near Asheville, NC document flood stages up to 10 ft above historical record highs, and with peaks that concentrated in a matter of hours. #helene2024 #HeleneFlooding