Category Archives: sanitation
“Wash Your Hands” and “Clean Your Plate” – World Water Week Wrap-Up
Less worldwide food waste and better global sanitation were urgent needs cited during this year’s World Water Week, from August 17th until August 23rd, organized by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) in Sweden. Over 2,400 science, business, government, and … Continue reading
“A Different Kind of Water Torture” on the Huffington Post
“With the onset of hot, humid weather and early monsoon rains, situations of water-borne diseases such as viral hepatitis (A&E), gastroenteritis, typhoid and paratyphoid fever, cholera, dysentery, E-coli diarrhoea, giardiasis and intestinal worms, malaria, dengue fever, poliomyelitis and rotavirus diarrhoea … Continue reading
Filed under architecture, drinking water, general, international, sanitation, water treatment
‘Global Water Challenge’ Competition (submissions due by Wednesday)
Ashoka’s Changemakers and Global Water Challenge have partnered to open a worldwide search for ideas and projects that, when scaled-up, have the potential to transform the provision of sanitation and water. All entries are due by Wednesday, March 26, 2008 … Continue reading
Filed under audio, drinking water, international, outreach, rainwater, research, sanitation, sustainability, water treatment
WASH-in-Schools Initiative – Campaign Launch by Water Advocates
“Wash-in-Schools” (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) is a campaign to ensure safe drinking water and sanitation facilities for schoolchildren throughout the world. This program, first introduced by UNICEF and the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council at the 3rd World Water … Continue reading
Filed under drinking water, international, outreach, sanitation, sustainability, united nations
