Tag: sanitation
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3 ways to put water onto the climate agenda
Coming up: World Water Day 2020 One of the most significant, yet ignored, impacts of climate change is its disruption of the water cycle. The youth-driven climate movement provides examples of how to incorporate water into the climate agenda by raising awareness, encouraging advocacy and promoting innovation. World Water Day 2020 is focused on the…
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Seven graphics explain the state of the world’s water resources
Every person on Earth should have access to reliable water supplies. Water is essential for sanitation, hygiene and daily survival, but in some places conflict over water is becoming more commonplace. Human Activity is Changing Water Distribution Half of the surface water in some countries has been depleted between 1984 and 2015, according to an…
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Climate-Equitable Water
The failure to meet basic needs for safe water and sanitation worldwide is one of the great tragedies of our age, with billions of people paying the price in illness and poverty. The international community and countless local activists are currently engaged in a renewed drive to end the global water crisis. As corporate executives,…
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Water and women: we need to know more
Photo: © Caritas Internationalis. Justice for women in the access to water and sanitation will not be attained without more specific statistical data on their situation. The campaign #NoWalking4Water needs to raise our awareness of the gender invisibility suffered by millions of women, which prevents efficient actions from being carried out in order to achieve…
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Can Providing Bathrooms to Homeless Protect California’s Water Quality?
Photo: A homeless camp set up along the Sacramento River near downtown Sacramento. (Source: Water Education Foundation) Western Water In-Depth: The Connection Between Homelessness And Water Is Gaining Attention Under California Human Right To Water Law And Water Quality Concerns Each day, people living on the streets and camping along waterways across California face the…
