Media roundup - clean water, WASH news, October 29, 2021
October 29, 2021
All the WASH news you might ever need to know!
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in the news
Ghana risks facing water scarcity - NDPC warns
Ghana Web: https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Ghana-risks-facing-water-scarcity-NDPC-warns-1389865
Access to sanitation and hygiene for a healthier continent
Afrik 21: https://www.afrik21.africa/en/access-to-sanitation-and-hygiene-for-a-healthier-continent/
Safe and clean drinking water a priority for young mothers
India TV News: https://www.indiatvnews.com/health/safe-and-clean-drinking-water-a-priority-for-young-mothers-742301
Africa
Amnesty urges urgent relief for ‘deep hunger’ in south Madagascar
AJ: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/10/27/amnesty-urges-urgent-relief-for-deep-hunger-in-south-madagascar
UN urges Britain to pay compensation to tribes formed off land in Kenya for PG Tips
Tele: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2021/10/28/un-urges-britain-pay-compensation-tribes-forced-land-pg-tips/
Sudan coup: deposed PM allowed home as general says politicians ‘stir up strife’
Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/27/sudan-coup-deposed-pm-allowed-home-as-general-says-politicians-stirred-up-strife
CNN: https://edition.cnn.com/2021/10/25/africa/sudan-coup-explained-intl-cmd/index.html
uardian: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/oct/27/uk-foreign-aid-cuts-to-stay-for-another-three-years
Climate change
World is failing to make changes needed to avoid climate breakdown, report finds
Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/oct/28/world-failing-make-changes-avoid-climate-breakdown-report
Cop26 must focus on poorer countries, says UN development chief
Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/oct/28/cop26-must-focus-on-poorer-countries-says-un-development-chief
World’s chief scientists urge Cop26 attendees to step up low-carbon policies
Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/oct/28/world-leading-scientists
Climate change and human error shrivel Greek agriculture
AJ: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/10/28/climate-change-and-human-error-shrivel-greek-agriculture-2
India rejects net zero carbon emissions target before COP26
AJ: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/10/28/india-net-zero-carbon-emissions-target-cop26-climate-crisis
CNN: https://edition.cnn.com/2021/10/27/asia/india-net-zero-target-intl/index.html
India says it's a 'victim' of global warming 'not a contributor' as it rejects net zero emissions target
CNN: https://edition.cnn.com/2021/10/27/asia/india-net-zero-target-intl/index.html
People, climate change make even forests carbon emitters
AJ: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/10/28/unesco-forests-turn-carbon-emitters-amid-deforestation-fires
Climate change: Human activity makes forests emit carbon
BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-59065127
Climate change: Polls shows rising demand for government action
BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-59067471
$1bn plan to save critical Congo Basin forest could allow more logging, leaked documents reveal
Indy: https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/eu-investment-rainforest-logging-ban-b1945771.html
Poorer countries spend five times more on debt than climate crisis – report
Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/oct/27/poorer-countries-spend-five-times-more-on-debt-than-climate-crisis-report
Meat and dairy giants feed climate crisis by dragging their heels on methane
Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/oct/27/meat-and-dairy-giants-feed-climate-crisis-by-dragging-their-heels-on-methane
What’s the beef with cows and the climate crisis?
Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/oct/27/whats-the-beef-with-cows-and-the-climate-crisis
WaterAid in the news
Meet Six People Fighting Water Scarcity Across the Globe
Financial Post: https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/meet-six-people-fighting-water-scarcity-across-the-globe
Up News: https://upnewsinfo.com/meet-six-people-fighting-water-scarcity-across-the-globe/
Sierra Leonean Artist Ngadi Smart Commissioned By WaterAid And 1854
Financial Times: https://www.ft.com/content/9fffcd56-f98e-4236-95d2-4db152ea6cb4?FTCamp=engage/CAPI/webapp/Channel_Cision//B2B
Scoop: https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU2110/S00208/sierra-leonean-artist-ngadi-smart-commissioned-by-wateraid-and-1854.htm
Tagree: https://tagree.de/wata-na-life-project-by-sierra-leonean-artist-ngadi-smart/
WaterAid: Late climate crisis fund could ‘derail Cop26’
VN Explorer: https://vnexplorer.net/cop26-glasgow-news-greta-thunberg-to-join-scotland-strike-as-david-attenborough-warns-me-must-act-now-ei20211840606.html
Tech Register: https://www.techregister.co.uk/cop26-glasgow-news-greta-thunberg-to-join-scotland-strike-as-david-attenborough-warns-me-must-act-now/
Head Topics: https://headtopics.com/uk/greta-thunberg-to-join-glasgow-climate-strike-during-cop26-follow-live-22278806
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.
