Media roundup - clean water, WASH news, December 3, 2021

December 3, 2021

All the water, sanitation and hygiene news that's fit to print. 

Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in the news

Millions more people got access to clean water. Can they drink it? 
NY Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/02/world/clean-water-to-drink.html 

Iran’s looming water crisis 
FT: https://www.ft.com/content/79f693ec-50d9-42d0-94af-b8b5d9d8d931   

Lagos moves against cholera outbreak with new water check, mobile laboratories  
Encomium: https://encomium.ng/lagos-moves-against-cholera-outbreak-with-new-water-check-mobile-laboratories/ 
 
The urinary leash: how the death of public toilets traps and trammels us all 
Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/dec/01/the-urinary-leash-how-the-death-of-public-toilets-traps-and-trammels-us-all 
 

Africa

Water scarcity hits areas of Nigeria 
Guardian Nigeria: https://guardian.ng/news/residents-groan-as-water-scarcity-hits-dutse-metropolis/  
 
The drought ravaging East African wildlife and livestock 
BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-africa-59513118  

South African COVID cases ‘up 300pc’ since Omicron found: Live 
AJ: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/12/3/new-york-becomes-fourth-us-state-to-confirm-omicron-live 
Indy: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/south-africa-omicron-covid-cases-b1968363.html 
 
Change in guidance, still no solution: Poverty, not climate breakdown, caused Madagascar’s food crisis, finds study 
Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/dec/01/poverty-not-climate-breakdown-caused-madagascars-food-crisis-finds-study

Cholera killed twice as many Nigerians as Covid did in 2021 
The Cable: https://www.thecable.ng/did-you-know-cholera-has-killed

Asia

India detects first two omicron cases, health ministry confirms 
Indy: https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/india/india-omicron-covid-karnataka-cases-b1968397.html 
BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-59472675 

Cambodia prime minister Hun Sen names his son as successor 
Times: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/cambodia-prime-minister-hun-sen-names-his-son-as-successor-j87ld8t7b 
 

Climate change
 

World’s first floating nuclear power plant fuels Russia’s Arctic ambitions 
FT: https://www.ft.com/content/f5d25126-94fc-41fc-bc35-341df0560f4d   

Air quality: Delhi records worst November air in years 
BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-59486806  
 
Renewable energy hits all time record in 2021 
Indy: https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/renewable-energy-iea-solar-wind-2021-b1967663.html  
 
‘Deluge of plastic waste’: US is world’s biggest plastic polluter 
Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/dec/01/deluge-of-plastic-waste-us-is-worlds-biggest-plastic-polluter 
 

WaterAid in the news

COP26: A bold step forward for the water resilience agenda - ?
https://pacinst.org/cop26-a-bold-step-forward-for-the-water-resilience-agenda/  
 
The hope of a sustainable green Bangladesh 
https://www.thedailystar.net/star-youth/news/the-hope-sustainable-green-bangladesh-2908731  
 
US Ambassador launches $45.5 million WASH project in Ghana 
https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/regional/U-S-Ambassador-launches-45-5-million-WASH-project-1414552?audio=1   
https://www.businessghana.com/site/news/general/251837/U.S.-Ambassador-launches-WASH-project  
 
On Giving Tuesday, Church celebrates launch of light the world giving machines 
https://www.pressreleasepoint.com/giving-tuesday-church-world-service-celebrates-launch-light-world-giving-machines  
 
Researching disability inclusive WASH in Cambodia 
https://www.waterforwomenfund.org/en/news/behind-the-scenes-researching-disability-inclusive-wash-in-cambodia.aspx  
Sanitation for all free from discrimination and bias stressed 
https://odishachannel.com/index.php/9217/sanitation-for-all-free-from-discrimination-and-bias-stressed/  
 
Commemorating International Day for Persons with Disabilities 
https://odishabarta.com/commemorating-international-day-for-persons-with-disabilities-with-a-resolve-to-leave-no-one-behind/ 
 
Time to come clean on handwashing investment 
https://www.yerepouni-news.com/time-to-come-clean-on-handwashing-investment-op-ed/   

PepsiCo Announces “Net Water Positive” Commitment 
Ethical Marketing News: https://ethicalmarketingnews.com/pepsico-announces-net-water-positive-commitment 
 
 

Celebrities and water

Nothing this week - stay tuned!