Opinions and voices for change
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As we (re)discover groundwater this World Water Day, let's not just look under our feet and think about the resource that lies down there. Read more...
Recently I listened to a speech by Arnold Schwarzenegger on how the climate movement is stuck and needs to reset. I think our approach to solving the water and sanitation crisis could help. Read more...
Governments that work for water, water providers on the frontline and people who raise their voices and stand up. Read more...
Building resilience is not a "nice to have"- it is essential, says Ban Ki Moon. Read more...
The same capacities that help us adapt to COVID-19 can be used to face climate change. Read more...
Report of a WASH Debate on climate adaptation. Read more...
Sharing, learning and collaborating at the University of Colorado annual WASH Symposium. Read more...
Why sanitation matters in the climate discourse. Read more...
Hygiene is both the first and the last defence against diseases due to climate change. Read more...
WaterAid publishes new resource guide. Read more...
Watershed partners beat the drum for public finance, civil society and good water governance. Read more...
Achieving sustainable WASH services requires problem-based approaches focusing on a specific watershed or municipality. Read more...
From service delivery approaches to costing studies. IRC posters presented at the 2015 UNC Water and Health Conference in Chapel Hill, USA. Read more...
Who are public water service providers held accountable to? To the politicians and policy makers who define their goals and allocate public resources to achieve those goals? Or are they accountable to the citizens, including the poor, to whom they are providing their services? In this blogpost by... Read more...
This article was written by Charles Batchelor and John Butterworth as part of a series of posts on water resources management. The first discusses the thorny problem of 'integration' in management of water. Read more...
A study on whether water sources classified as "improved" are indeed safe triggered debate on the level of effort that needs to go into water quality monitoring and into measures to improve water quality Read more...
In this article John Butterworth explains why better access to water and sanitation will pay dividends in helping the most vulnerable people adapt to climate change. He argues that providing water and sanitation services for everyone builds resilience, and should be key part of the climate change... Read more...