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Insanitation
Reports highlight need to support clean water projects in poor countries 0
Posted 6 months, 2 weeks agoThe failure of governments in both rich and poor countries to prioritize basic sanitation is killing thousands of children every day, according to two reports released today by international aid agencies WaterAid and PATH. And a third report released yesterday suggests that the global economic crisis may increase the death rate, at least in Africa.
'Simple' sanitation
In India, leading a lavatory revolution 0
Posted 7 months, 3 weeks agoThere's a lot to learn at the Sulabh International Museum of Toilets -- for starters, how one man improved the lives of millions.
Glass half empty
Water too often overlooked in development efforts, U.N. report says 0
Posted 8 months, 1 week agoFresh water and money have one thing in common: Their mismanagement has left billions of people without ready access to either, according to policymakers, non-governmental agencies and activists attending the World Water Forum here this week.
Nor any drop to drink
Climate change and the threat to water 0
Posted 8 months, 1 week agoThe World Water Forum -- the largest gathering of water-sector public policy makers, private-sector vendors and non-profit organizations -- got underway this morning in Istanbul with a dash of glitz and a glut of gloom.