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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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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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Chickens Are an Overlooked Risk to Child Health: Here’s Why We Have to Get Poultry Promotion Right
Bill Gates once wrote, “It’s pretty clear to me that just about anyone who’s living in extreme poverty is better off if they have chickens.” But despite the critical nutrition and income poultry can provide, Chris Prottas at the Water Trust raises a key concern: Chickens pose a significant threat to children’s health. He explores why the development community needs a better approach to poultry promotion.
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- Agriculture, Health Care, WASH
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With AI learning and recycled soap, social businesses step in as coronavirus spreads
With schools and offices shut across Asia, social enterprises are rushing to tackle problems ranging from a shortage of face masks to distance learning.
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- Health Care
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- South Asia
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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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Development Impact Bond Targets Sanitation in Cambodia
WASH issues are underfunded globally, according to the World Bank, which estimates that $1.7 trillion will be needed to achieve the related Sustainable Development Goal 6. Most countries need to dramatically increase spending and to meet the significant needs, people working in the WASH sector are also looking to other sources.
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- WASH
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- Asia Pacific
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