I had heard about AquaPedia from a colleague a few months ago but had forgotten about it till Robert at Watercrunch informed me that the beta site was active.
He also sent me a link to an interview with the site's creator, Dr. Shafiqul Islam of Tufts University.
From the site's blurb:
Welcome to AquaPedia. A virtual world of reliable, relevant, and readily available water information and wisdom collected and synthesized by users and producers of explicit (water information) and tacit (water wisdom) knowledge. The transformative and collaborative power of AquaPedia will make water a flexible and expandable resource.
AquaPedia, developed at Tufts, presents an example of the emerging trend to integrate collaborative technologies & transdisciplinary scholarship to create actionable knowledge. The initial content of the AquaPedia consists of case studies drawn from the Tufts Fall 2008 University Seminar on Water and Diplomacy: Integration of Science, Engineering, and Negotiations.
Looks like people post information about case studies, provide feedback, etc. You can become a active member and author if you like.
The current featured case study is of the Volta River Basin. Thirteen other case studies were listed, although most have no information actually posted - just the name as a placeholder. Also, on the few studies I examined no authors were listed. Not very helpful.
Good idea, but time will tell if this catches on. Remember, it's a beta version.
"We’re creating actionable knowledge, not just knowledge that sits in the library." -- Dr. Shafiqul Islam
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