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 ...

By Julia Symmes Cobb and Vivian Sequera July 9 (Reuters) - Disease outbreaks, poor sanitation, lack of access to clean water, ...

To set the stage for the 2024 ACS Clean Water Summit, two of the organizers shared their perspectives on the biggest challenges facing the delivery of clean water and sanitation worldwide. Prof. Bryan ...

Access to safe and clean water remains essential to protecting children's health in Afghanistan, where recurring drought and ...

WASHINGTON, September 25, 2025 - The World Bank Board of Executive Directors today approved the Sierra Leone Water Security and WASH Access Improvement Project. Supported by a $40 million ...

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 ...

Happy Africa day, and I am very thankful to be invited at this High-Level Policy Dialogue, including this year’s Africa Dialogue Series, under the theme, “Water and Sanitation for Life: Harnessing ...

Chemistry’s role in addressing global clean water challenges. The 2024 ACS Sustainability Summit explored the vital role of chemistry in advancing U.N. Sustainable Development Goal #6: Clean Water and ...

The United Nations World Water Development Report 2026 found that 2.1 billion people still lack safely managed drinking water ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. The 2024 extreme and historical drought that hit the Amazon exposed a chronic problem: access to drinking water and sanitation in Indigenous lands, ...

Venezuela's earthquake survivors face severe health risks due to poor sanitation and medical disruptions, warns WHO. Urgent ...