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While we see more focus on methane mitigation and increased recognition of sanitation in national climate plans, we all need to face the same way, particularly regarding finance. Read more...
Climate won the vote for the theme of this year's World Toilet Day. Read more...
Two major development players simultaneously publish papers supporting a more 'systems' based approach. Read more...
Who'd have guessed the biggest news item so far in 2020 would involve being told how to wash your hands? Yet it has been – at least for those of us who can, who have access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and can afford or find such luxuries as hand sanitiser or soap. Read more...
Why sanitation matters in the climate discourse. Read more...
Sanitation is chronically underfunded, perhaps that’s because we’re not asking for money in the right way or from the right source. Read more...
How combining Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) and market-based approaches can help. Read more...
What could the proceeds of one golden toilet achieve for reaching Sustainable Development Goal 6.2? Read more...
So what are we talking about? Sanitation and Hygiene Read more...
What is needed to promote behaviour change along the sanitation value chain? Report of a WASH Debate. Read more...
What would universal access to water and sanitation look like by 2030? Read more...
Experts meet to discuss reaching a consensus on what the evidence tells us. Read more...
World Toilet Day should really be World Sanitation Systems Day! Read more...
An urban sanitation diagnostic tool to identify bottlenecks in sanitation systems. Read more...
A growing number of companies promise safe water, sanitation and hygiene for all their employees. Read more...
Eliminating open defecation is not good enough. Real health gains require a bigger step up the sanitation ladder. Read more...
Today there are more people without access to adequate sanitation than in 2000, despite the commitment included in the MDGs to halve by 2015 the proportion of people without sustainable access to basic sanitation. So what are the key challenges to increase the number of people with access to... Read more...
700 FSM fans can't be wrong. Faecal sludge management is hot but we need to collaborate more to see the big picture. Forget pilots, think at scale! Read more...
Monday marked the start of the 5th WASH Sustainability Forum. Here's my take on discussions on tools for making investments in sanitation have lasting results. 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...