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Bill Gates, on China trip, lauds free trade – and futuristic toilets
U.S. billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates unveiled on Tuesday in Beijing a futuristic toilet that doesn’t need water or sewers and uses chemicals to turn human waste into fertilizer.
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- WASH
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- global development, SDGs
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A device that can pull drinking water from the air just won the latest XPrize
The winner of the Water Abundance XPrize creates enough water for 100 people every day by making an artificial cloud inside a shipping container.
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- Technology, WASH
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Press release: WaterEquity announces the first closing of its US $50 million impact investment fund
WaterEquity, the first-ever impact investment manager with an exclusive focus on ending the global water crisis, announces the first close of its US $50 million flagship fund—WaterCredit Investment Fund 3 (WCIF3)—at US $33 million. Investors include Bank of America, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), Ceniarth LLC, Niagara Bottling, as well as the Conrad N. Hilton, Skoll, and Osprey Foundations. A second-close is projected before year-end.
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Press release: WaterAid and partners make the business case for investing in water, sanitation and hygiene
WaterAid’s new resource responds to the growing need for the evidence that improving water, sanitation and hygiene facilities should be more than a philanthropic measure or means to tick a corporate social responsibility box; it should be a core business priority.
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- Press release
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- WASH
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No savior: Can blended finance work for WASH?
While many say there is new momentum building around innovative financing streams, discussions at the recent Stockholm World Water Week conference made clear that more focus is needed on building up the “demand-side,” rather than solely on developing what one delegate described as “sexy” financial instruments.
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- WASH
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Viewpoint: Make water a top global priority. It’s the best, cheapest way to save lives
Containing the West African Ebola outbreak took years, cost billions, and claimed more than 11,000 lives in three countries. The disease’s rapid spread was partly because family members and health care personnel could not adequately wash their hands after touching the sick and deceased.
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- WASH
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- public health
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World’s Biggest Toilet-Building Spree Is Under Way in India
The scale-up of latrines and a nationwide campaign to encourage their use is driving a market for toilet-related products and services that’s predicted to double to $62 billion by 2021.
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- WASH
- Region
- South Asia
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Purifying Water Using a Ceramic Pot in Uganda
When the well is contaminated: The Purifaaya pot, made by Spouts of Water, is 99.9% effective and its water is potable, say Ugandan authorities
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- WASH
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- SDGs, social enterprise
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