Media roundup - clean water, WASH news, December 10, 2021
December 10, 2021
All the water, sanitation and hygiene news that's fit to print.
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in the news
Malawi: 33 Percent of Malawians Have No Access to Potable Water
All Africa: https://allafrica.com/stories/202112080926.html
Uganda: Govt Hospital Turns Away Expectant Mothers After 6-Year Water Shortage
All Africa: https://allafrica.com/stories/202112080984.html
'I try to avoid going to the school toilets'
Newsround: https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/59540178
Africa
Kenya Covid vaccine drive stutters as curbs loom for millions of unjabbed
Indy: https://www.independent.co.uk/independentpremium/world/kenya-covid-vaccine-cases-omicron-b1972025.html
Covid vaccines: Why is Nigeria unable to use its supply?
BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/59580982
‘We have to use a boat to commute’: coastal Ghana hit by climate crisis
Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/09/coastal-ghana-hit-by-climate-crisis
Burkina Faso president fires PM amid security crisis
AJ: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/12/9/burkina-faso-president-fires-pm-amid-security-crisis
UN halts food aid in two Ethiopian towns
AJ: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/12/8/un-halts-food-aid-in-ethiopias-kombolcha-dessie-after-looting
BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-59588956
Asia
Indian activist gets bail in caste violence case
AJ: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/12/8/india-activist-sudha-bharadwaj-bail-bhima-koregaon-uapa-dalits
Indian minister says helicopter lost contact minutes before crash
Al Jaz: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/12/9/india-defence-chief-bipin-rawat-military-honours-helicopter-crash
Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/08/indian-defence-chief-bipin-rawat-among-13-killed-in-helicopter-crash
The Telegraph: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2021/12/08/helicopter-crashes-india-military-chief-board-seven-dead/
Delhi pollution: Indoor air worse than outside, says study
BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-59566158
Climate change
The Guardian view on green finance: doing business as if the planet mattered
Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/dec/08/the-guardian-view-on-green-finance-doing-business-as-if-the-planet-mattered
"See you in court!" - Why climate lawsuits are surging
BBC: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20211207-the-legal-battle-against-climate-change
WaterAid in the news
5 Priorities for Cities After COP26 (mentions WaterAid’s Resilient Water Accelerator)
World Resources Institute: https://www.wri.org/insights/5-ways-cities-climate-action
The City Fix: https://thecityfix.com/blog/5-priorities-for-cities-after-cop26/
Giving Machines light up New York!
https://www.wateraid.org/us/media/giving-machines-to-light-up-new-yorks-rockefeller-center-in-2021-wateraid
Celebrities and water
Nothing this week - surely this will change soon!
WaterAid 101
From advocacy to engineering, we cover a lot of ground, but the fundamentals of our work are simple:
Taps
Clean water infrastructure means people can access clean, running water 365 days a year.
Toilets
Toilets matter more than you might think. Sanitation is fundamental for the dignity and health of a community.
Hygiene
Hygiene is the final piece of the puzzle. Good hygiene helps people stay healthier, it prevents the spread of diseases and allows people to flourish.
