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Health and Sanitation Waterborne diseases caused by water supplies contaminated with sewage are a major threat to public health in Zimbabwe’s capital Harare, according to a new report from Human Rights Watch. The city’s crumbling water and sanitation infrastructure means that many residents are forced to defecate outside, while aging city sewage pipes have burst […]
Circle of Blue director J. Carl Ganter reports from World Water Week in Stockholm.
One of the greatest failures of the 21st century is that nearly a billion people don’t have access to an adequate supply of fresh water. How do we fix it? Here’s one funder’s view.
Official United Nations figures claim that 2.5 billion people lack access to adequate sanitation. But new research from the University of North Carolina puts the total at more than 4.1 billion people.
More people have access to drinking water and sanitation than ever before, but more investment is needed to maintain those systems.
Despite an extensive water and sanitation system ranking among the world’s best, a human rights lawyer — appointed by the United Nations — has reported that some of the poorest Americans live without affordable, convenient access to these basic necessities.
Delhi reportedly has a high percentage of coverage for sanitation and water supply. But one photographer has 74,000 images spanning the last 10 years that challenge the perception of progress
Entry in the 2011 Urban Water Design Challenge, sponsored by Visualizing.org and Circle of Blue.
2,600 global experts. 100 sessions. Seven days. One issue: water.
The United Nation’s World Habitat Award honors community-based model for clean drinking water and sanitation.
Peter Gleick applauds the UN General Assembly’s declaration: “the right to safe and clean drinking water and sanitation as a human right that is essential for the full enjoyment of life and all human rights.”
While 122 of the 192 member states voted in favor of the resolution, the U.S. abstained.
