World Bank projects in Cambodia, the Lao PDR, and Papua New Guinea are working to improve water and sanitation access. These projects are expected to benefit a total of 185,000 people by 2026, over ...

Safe water and sanitation are vital to human life. However, despite global efforts, as of 2022, 2.2 billion people still lack access to safely managed water services, and 3.5 billion are without ...

A new study analyzing more than 100 cities across Asia, Africa, and Latin America has quantified the stark consequences of urban sprawl on water and sanitation access, finding that how cities grow ...

In Lagos State, access to clean water and sanitation has long been a persistent challenge for residents. To address these enduring issues, stakeholders recently gathered in Lagos for a significant ...

WASH is the collective term for water, sanitation and hygiene. While each is a separate field of work, they are interdependent and contribute to the overall protection, health, well-being and ...

The World Bank project has provided over one million liters of clean water to more than 22,000 people across 18 IDP sites in Port-au-Prince. “My name is Marie Jeanne Montrose. Married, but now a widow ...

The 2024 ACS Sustainability Summit explored the vital role of chemistry in advancing U.N. Sustainable Development Goal #6: Clean Water and Sanitation. Thoughout the summit, leading experts in academia ...

Around the world, women and girls are disproportionately affected by lack of access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene. In Papua New Guinea, only 40% of people have access to safe drinking water, ...

The latest data on water scarcity shows persistent inequalities, with vulnerable communities left behind. A look at what UNICEF is doing to improve access to safe, clean water for children and ...