Press releases and statements

A new report from WaterAid published today raises the alarm about the threat to the world’s groundwater reserves, which are relied upon by millions of people for their daily water supplies. This hidden resource provides a vital buffer against climate change, but is not clearly monitored and is gravely mismanaged, needlessly putting millions of lives at risk.

WaterAid has today launched a campaign to get young people talking about periods, after finding that a shocking two-thirds of girls and young women aged 14 to 21 knew very little or nothing at all about periods before their own periods started, while 34% of boys and young men admit they are very much in the dark on the subject.

As communities and businesses return to some sense of normal amid the Covid-19 crisis, the virus has sharpened the world’s focus on the need for good hygiene to protect lives and build resilient, productive supply chains. WaterAid is helping the garment industry ‘build back better’ by improving working conditions for artisans and leather and garment workers, starting with the basics – water, soap and toilets.

Sanitation workers across South Asia are working through the Covid-19 pandemic with little protective equipment and poor access to handwashing and cleaning facilities, according to a new report from WaterAid.