Media roundup - clean water, WASH news, November 19, 2021
November 19, 2021
All the WASH news you might ever need to know!
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in the news
Why water is at the heart of the climate crisis
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2330047/why-water-is-at-the-heart-of-the-climate-crisis
Biden administration acts to restore clean-water safeguards
Indy: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-biden-environmental-protection-agency-washington-united-states-b1960497.html
Safe sanitation enhances good health, productivity, women empowerment and livelihood opportunities
Times of India: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/voices/safe-sanitation-enhances-good-health-productivity-women-empowerment-and-livelihood-opportunities/
Moga MLA, mayor stage protest against attack on councillor by sanitation workers
Hindustan Times: https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/moga-mla-mayor-stage-protest-against-attack-on-councillor-by-sanitation-workers-101637267224652.html
Experts: More PPP programs to provide improved sanitation for mass people
Dhaka Tribune: https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/dhaka/2021/11/18/experts-more-ppp-programs-to-provide-improved-sanitation-for-mass-people
Masks more effective than distancing and handwashing
Times: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/masks-more-effective-athan-distancing-and-handwashing-5w6wmgjnl
Metro: https://metro.co.uk/2021/11/18/covid-face-masks-handwashing-and-social-distancing-still-needed-15622105/
World Toilet Day report on sanitation workers
Daily Asian Age: https://dailyasianage.com/news/276212/world-toilet-day-today
The Finder online: https://www.thefinderonline.com/feature/item/22703-new-studies-from-wateraid-reveal-covid-19-exacerbated-already-horrendous-conditions-for-sanitation-workers-around-the-world
Le Faso: http://lefaso.net/spip.php?article109164
News Ghana: https://newsghana.com.gh/sanitation-workers-the-forgotten-frontline-workers-in-the-fight-against-the-covid-19-pandemic
Mali Web: https://www.maliweb.net/societe/hygiene-plaidoyer-pour-toilettes-propres-dans-les-ecoles-au-mali-2953055.html
Africa
Uganda police kill five men after suicide bombings
Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/19/uganda-police-kill-five-men-after-suicide-bombings-including-muslim-cleric
AU and US envoys return to push for Ethiopia talks
BBC: https://bbc.in/32ifiKn
Ethiopia releases six UN staff
BBC: https://bbc.in/3nvSRJT
TPLF: Ethiopian Government using starvation as a weapon
AJ: https://www.aljazeera.com/program/upfront/2021/11/19/tplf-ethiopian-government-using-starvation-as-a-weapon
Is Ethiopia on the brink of a humanitarian crisis?
AJ: https://www.aljazeera.com/program/upfront/2021/11/19/is-ethiopia-on-the-brink-of-a-humanitarian-catastrophe
Uganda's Kampala bombings: Muslim cleric accused of jihadist links shot dead
BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-59337953
African girls call for rights to be protected
BBC: https://bbc.in/30CkEzO
Asia
Indian PM Modi to repeal farm laws after years of protests
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/19/indian-pm-narendra-modi-to-repeal-farm-laws-after-year-of-protests
BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-59342627
AJ: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/11/19/indias-modi-says-will-repeal-controversial-farm-laws
BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-59306356
Pakistan frees far-right TLP chief after deal following protests
AJ: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/11/19/pakistan-releases-tlp-chief-saad-rizvi
Climate change
Climate vulnerable nations call for help forcing high emitters to act - this seems reasonable
Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/nov/18/climate-vulnerable-nations-call-help-forcing-high-emitters-cut-carbon
No country has met welfare goals in the past 30 years without putting the planet at risk
Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/nov/18/no-country-has-met-welfare-goals-in-past-30-years-without-putting-planet-at-risk
Brazil: Amazon sees worst deforestation levels in 15 years
BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-59341770
Emissions target pledges face scrutiny as dust settles on COP26
FT: https://www.ft.com/content/2b628c39-557f-4e9e-960a-77ca0489b95c
WaterAid in the news
WaterAid’s Best Seat in the House for World Toilet Day
Financial Times: https://www.ft.com/content/68a1f0c0-453f-4c67-9024-649adf8f6a5e
Dame Zandra Rhodes on Sky News:
Chilufya interviewed about World Toilet Day and impact of a lack of toilets for women
BBC World Service - 8.30am 19th November
1 in 2 people cannot celebrate World Toilet Day
IPS and more: http://www.ipsnews.net/2021/11/1-2-humans-cannot-celebrate-world-toilet-day/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=1-2-humans-cannot-celebrate-world-toilet-day
World Toilet Day report on sanitation workers
Daily Asian Age: https://dailyasianage.com/news/276212/world-toilet-day-today
The Finder online: https://www.thefinderonline.com/feature/item/22703-new-studies-from-wateraid-reveal-covid-19-exacerbated-already-horrendous-conditions-for-sanitation-workers-around-the-world
Le Faso: http://lefaso.net/spip.php?article109164
News Ghana: https://newsghana.com.gh/sanitation-workers-the-forgotten-frontline-workers-in-the-fight-against-the-covid-19-pandemic
Mali Web: https://www.maliweb.net/societe/hygiene-plaidoyer-pour-toilettes-propres-dans-les-ecoles-au-mali-2953055.html
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.
