Canada: Water crisis placing First Nations communities at risk
Water on land known as reserves in many indigenous communities in Ontario is not safe to drink, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has announced in a new report....
Studies show a need for WASH practice review
The World Health Organization has released a position paper on the implications of recent WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) and nutrition studies for WASH...
UN study calls for action on antimicrobial resistance
A new study by the UN calls for action on pollution that it says is causing millions of deaths annually due to resistance to...
United States: EPA to fund research into microbes in water reuse systems
The US Environmental Protection Agency has awarded US$329,650 to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas to research human and ecological health impacts associated with water reuse and conservation...
International: UNICEF links safe drinking water with climate change
UNICEF has said the push to bring safe water to millions around the world is going to be even more challenging due to climate change, which threatens...
International: Bill Gates’ poo machine up and running in Dakar
In a blog update, Bill Gates has revealed that the Janicki Omni Processer (JOP), from which he drank a glass of water earlier in...
Young scientists awarded for low-cost water purification concept
Two American students have been awarded the 2017 Stockholm Junior Water Prize for constructing a system that detects and purifies bacteria laden water within...
New ‘pay-monthly’ scheme could revolutionise sanitary waste collection in Bangladesh
A new study has found that spreading the cost of waste removal over a series of monthly payments could make costs more affordable for...
International: Sanitation improves across 13 countries
Close to 11 million people no longer practise open defecation across 13 countries, according to a new report from the Global Sanitation Fund (GSF). The results are...
Ghana: World Bank provides further credits for water supply
The Sustainable Rural Water and Sanitation Project (SRWSP) has received World Bank financing of US$45.7 million to facilitate the construction of an additional 20,000...
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Toronto Water – serving the host city of the World Water...
Toronto Water has transformed the city’s water management. Ahead of IWA’s World Water Congress & Exhibition in the capital of the Canadian province of...
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UNU report warns on tipping points if environmental risks not addressed
A new report released by the United Nations University (UNU) has found that drastic changes to fundamental socioecological systems are likely if environmental risks...
