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 ...

Globally, over 3.5 billion people lack access to adequate sanitation and safe water. It's a staggering statistic and the ramifications extend beyond easy access to clean water and toilets. Without ...

Water is essential for life, agriculture, industry, and ecosystem health. Studies on sustainable clean water are tackling critical global challenges of how to ensure safe, reliable, and equitable ...

Fowzia Omer at a water access point. She is one of the beneficiaries of the One WaSH project in Melka Kero Kebele. The One WaSH National Program (OWNP) Consolidated WaSH Account (CWA), supported by ...

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 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 ...

Growing up, Amaka Godfrey remembers how much of her life revolved around water. She'd have to lug a can of water to her primary school in Nigeria each day, which had no water of its own. Later, in ...

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 ...

As we flush our toilets and drain our sinks, few of us consider where our wastewater goes next. Yet, the wastewater treatment industry, a cornerstone of modern sanitation, is facing challenges that ...

Imagine living in a country where there is no access to clean water. Unfortunately, this is still a significant issue in many African countries. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), the ...