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Analysis: How Blue Bonds Promise To Boost Latin America’s Economy
The future prosperity of Latin America and the Caribbean will be closely linked to preserving and effectively exploiting its water resources.
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- WASH
- Region
- Latin America
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From Problem to Profit: Rewiring the E-Waste Value Chain in Africa
Africa is home to bountiful reserves of metals and minerals, but these resources have not unleashed widespread economic growth. However, as Anne Cathrine Garde and Blessing Layee-Maima Caine at the BESTSELLER Foundation explain, an “urban mine” is quietly growing on the continent, in the form of discarded electronic devices loaded with precious metals. They discuss how trailblazing trash entrepreneurs are tapping the riches sitting in Africa's overflowing landfills, and turning this problem into profit by rewiring the broken e-waste value chain.
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- Technology, WASH
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Why Water Is the Next Net-Zero Environmental Target
The UN, whose COP26 climate conference takes place this week, is predicting that there will be a 40% shortfall in freshwater resources by 2030.
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- WASH
- Region
- Global
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- climate change
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Press Release: Tetra Tech Wins $25 Million Usaid Water and Sanitation Contract
Through the USAID Tanzania Water and Sanitation Activity, Tetra Tech’s team of industry leading water and sanitation experts will provide engineering and technical advisory services to strengthen Tanzania’s capacity to manage water resources.
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- Technology, WASH
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Report: Investing $1 Per Person Per Year in Hand Hygiene Could Save Hundreds of Thousands of Lives
All households in the world’s 46 least developed countries could have handwashing facilities by 2030 if the world invested less than US$1 per person per year, in hand hygiene.
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- WASH
- Region
- Global
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- hygiene
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UN Warns Over 5 Billion People Could Struggle to Access Water by 2050
More than five billion people could have difficulty accessing water in 2050, the United Nations warned Tuesday, urging leaders to seize the initiative at the COP26 summit.
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- Environment, WASH
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- Global
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- climate change
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Robotic Startup Ishitva Raises Over $1 Million in Pre-Series A Round in India
Ishitva’s model is particularly innovative as they are leveraging cutting-edge technology to sort out the waste which is already being generated.
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- Investing, Technology, WASH
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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USAID Provides Nearly $297 Million in Urgently Needed Food, Water, and Health Care For COVID-19 Response Around the World
USAID Administrator Samantha Power announced nearly $297 million in humanitarian assistance to provide urgently needed food assistance, health care, water, and psychosocial support to address urgent humanitarian needs
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- Coronavirus, Health Care, WASH
- Region
- Global
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- food security