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The historical roots of the Hydration Society spring from the dynamic environment of the early-middle 19th century AD, a time of unprecedented openness and change when Kiravian society was {{wp|expansionism|diversifying its geographic footprint}} and forming an intricate network of {{wp|imperialism|interrelationships with other lands and peoples}} around the globe. Kiravians at the forefront of these transformative events often found themselves living and working for extended periods in unfamiliar tropical and arid climates to which they were not well-acclimated, observably impacting their health and performance. Military doctors noted the vulnerability of Kiravian soldiers to dehydration and related ailments (e.g. {{wp|heat exhaustion}}, {{wp|sunstroke}}) in the field, but were also wary of local water supplies, which they recognised as often being {{wp|Waterborne diseases|reservoirs of disease}} in their own right. | The historical roots of the Hydration Society spring from the dynamic environment of the early-middle 19th century AD, a time of unprecedented openness and change when Kiravian society was {{wp|expansionism|diversifying its geographic footprint}} and forming an intricate network of {{wp|imperialism|interrelationships with other lands and peoples}} around the globe. Kiravians at the forefront of these transformative events often found themselves living and working for extended periods in unfamiliar tropical and arid climates to which they were not well-acclimated, observably impacting their health and performance. Military doctors noted the vulnerability of Kiravian soldiers to dehydration and related ailments (e.g. {{wp|heat exhaustion}}, {{wp|sunstroke}}) in the field, but were also wary of local water supplies, which they recognised as often being {{wp|Waterborne diseases|reservoirs of disease}} in their own right. This initial problematisation of hydration triggered a process of {{wp|organizational learning|organisational learning}} for the Kiravian military and private-sector enterprises such as the [[Bay Trading Company]] in which these institutions would approach hydration in a scientific manner for the first time. As the Kiravian government and leading commercial concerns deepened their engagement with [[South Crona]], [[Vallos]], and similar regions in the form of permanent settlements and longer-term deployments, the issue of hydration became increasingly externalised, and stimulating the grassroots formation of voluntary civic groups active in the hydration space, working to ensure clean, reliable supplies of water to Kiravian troops and transplanted communities. Women were particularly prominent in such groups, many of which were outgrowths of officers' wives clubs. | ||