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Viewpoint: Water Torture: Asia‑Pacific’s “WASH” Crisis in Need of Solutions
Access to clean water is not only a development challenge but one for geopolitics, too.
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- WASH
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- crisis, hygiene, sanitation, WASH, water
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Press Release: WaterAid and The VF Foundation Launch Program to Improve Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Cambodia
WaterAid and The VF Foundation announce the launch of a year-long program to reach more than 85,000 people with access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene in Cambodia.
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- WASH
- Region
- South Asia
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- hygiene, sanitation, social impact, WASH, water
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World’s Poorest Countries Need $6 Billion a Year for Water, Sanitation in Healthcare Centres: WaterAid
WaterAid has called on donor governments to invest $600 million a year to save millions of lives in the 46 least-developed countries (LDC).
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- Health Care, WASH
- Region
- Global
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- emerging markets, healthcare, hygiene, sanitation, WASH, water
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Press Release: DFC and USADF Launch New Initiative to Help Accelerate Small Businesses in Africa
The ASBC seeks to support SMEs in four countries – Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Senegal and Uganda – focused in key sectors including agriculture and food security, education, healthcare, and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH).
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- Agriculture, Entrepreneurship, WASH
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Trade Hub Backs Senegalese Companies West Africa Water SA, Delta SA Seeking to Provide Clean Drinking Water
Senegal has made rapid progress over the last 10 years in expanding access to safe water and sanitation for its citizens.
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- WASH
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- hygiene, sanitation, sustainability, WASH, water
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Analysis: Is WASH Getting in the Way of Sustainable Cities?
Sustainable Development Goal 11 calls for a focus on building “safe, resilient, and sustainable” cities. But currently, almost 900 million city dwellers don’t have access to safe water or sanitation.
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- WASH
- Region
- Global
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- hygiene, sanitation, sustainability, WASH, water
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Analysis: Favours the Prepared: Fixing the COVID-19 Waste Problem To Build Back Better and Tackle Climate Change
COVID-19 showed that the world was unprepared to cope with a surge in medical waste — but it also presents an opportunity to fix a problem that has huge implications for mitigating climate change, fighting pollution, and creating resilient health systems.
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- WASH
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- climate, coronavirus, hygiene, pollution, sanitation, WASH, waste
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Analysis: What a Waste: Reviving India’s Sanitation Systems
The stages from emptying to safe reuse or disposal now deserve attention, resources and awareness.
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- WASH
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- hygiene, sanitation, value chains, WASH, waste, water
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