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For Billions Without Clean Water, ‘Wash Your Hands’ Is Complicated
Conservation News spoke with the director of Conservation International’s WASH in Watersheds program, Colleen Sorto, about how when it comes to water and human health, where your water comes from can be just as important as how you use it.
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- Coronavirus, Education, Environment, Health Care, Investing, WASH
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Small Business and WASH in the Age of Coronavirus
Since the coronavirus began spreading throughout the world, few things have been unaffected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Our activities to develop markets for WASH products and services are no exception.
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- Coronavirus, Education, Health Care, WASH
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- coronavirus, electricity, emerging markets, hygiene, NGOs, USAID, WASH, water
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Press Release: Investing in Africa’s People Yields Impact, Strengthens Efforts to Beat Pandemic
'Investing in women and girls is essential to deliver on the promise of development. It's that simple,' said Hafez Ghanem, World Bank Vice President for Africa. 'That's why we have helped our clients with over $2.2 billion of new World Bank-financed projects investing in women's health, education, and job opportunities.
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- Coronavirus, Finance, WASH
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- agriculture, education, sanitation, small business, water, Women, World Bank
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Press Release: Financing a Better Future – Launch of Water Unite Impact
Today, Water Unite is proud to announce the launch of the Water Unite Impact, managed by Wellers Impact. This investment vehicle, with planned capitalisation of US$ 100 million, will invest into private sector water, sanitation and plastics recycling firms globally. It will endeavour to address the gap in the funding landscape not currently filled by charitable foundations, microfinance institutions, commercial banks and traditional capital markets.
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- WASH
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- capital, emerging economies, investment, pollution, recycling, WASH, water
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What Does a COVID-19 Response Look Like With Limited Water?
In the past week, the virus has spread exponentially, beginning to take root in countries with weaker health systems — and where populations have limited access to water. Globally, 3 billion people lack access to basic hand-washing facilities.
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- Coronavirus, WASH
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- coronavirus, public health, WASH, water
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How a Couple Installed 798 Self-Cleaning ‘Smart’ Toilets Across India
“We observed that public toilets made from brick and mortar with ceramic sanitary fittings faced constant problems of high operational expenditure, lack of water, electricity, and ventilation inside the toilets in addition to maintenance issues,” says Mayank.
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- Technology, WASH
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- South Asia
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India’s $62 Billion Sanitation Economy Is Fueling Entrepreneurs in Renewable Energy
The crisis is fueling a growing number of companies and “sanipreneurs” to cash in by finding ways to turn human waste into valuable resources, including renewable energy.
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- Energy, Entrepreneurship, WASH
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- South Asia
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Press Release: World’s First $10 Million Sanitation Development Impact Bond Launches
A groundbreaking initiative to bring safe sanitation to some of the poorest and most vulnerable households in Cambodia launches today. The Cambodia Rural Sanitation DIB is the world’s first Development Impact Bond for sanitation and aims to eradicate the high rates of open defecation in the country and accelerate the Cambodian government’s efforts to reach universal sanitation.
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- WASH
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- Asia Pacific
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