sanitation

We Need to Help Small Businesses on the Front Lines of Water and Sanitation in Asia

Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises play a crucial role across the water and sanitation value chain. They need innovative financing solutions to help millions of people obtain clean water and decent sanitation. 

Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises play a crucial role across the water and sanitation value chain. They need innovative financing solutions to help millions of people obtain clean water and decent sanitation. 

As We Emerge from the Pandemic, We Must Prioritize Water and Sanitation

If we hope to regain progress on the Sustainable Development Goals—and improve people’s lives— we must improve water service delivery in ways that help countries better manage future crises and improve equitable access to water.

If we hope to regain progress on the Sustainable Development Goals—and improve people’s lives— we must improve water service delivery in ways that help countries better manage future crises and improve equitable access to water.

Climate Change Impacts in Asia are Essentially a Water Story

Water is critical for sustaining all aspects of life and it is at the center of our need to better understand and address the impacts of climate change.

Water is critical for sustaining all aspects of life and it is at the center of our need to better understand and address the impacts of climate change.

Three Lessons That Past Global Crises Can Teach Us About Today’s Pandemic

The 1918 flu, World War II and the Great Depression all provide important lessons for dealing with COVID-19 and its wide ranging effects across society.

The 1918 flu, World War II and the Great Depression all provide important lessons for dealing with COVID-19 and its wide ranging effects across society.

Sanitation for Generations: It Takes a Village (To Raise a Child’s Height)

A study in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic indicates that low-cost, village-wide efforts to improve sanitation have powerful benefits that cascade across income and age groups.

A study in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic indicates that low-cost, village-wide efforts to improve sanitation have powerful benefits that cascade across income and age groups.

We Need To Do Whatever it Takes to Improve Air Quality

Now is the time to take advantage of the clean air being experienced in many cities across Asia. We must not support a “quick and dirty” post-COVID-19 recovery plan that returns pollution to the region’s skies.  

Now is the time to take advantage of the clean air being experienced in many cities across Asia. We must not support a “quick and dirty” post-COVID-19 recovery plan that returns pollution to the region’s skies.  

Managing Public-Private Partnerships for a Post-Pandemic Recovery

PPPs can help by bringing in private sector capital and technical expertise as governments continue to look for value for money in infrastructure provision.

PPPs can help by bringing in private sector capital and technical expertise as governments continue to look for value for money in infrastructure provision.

Rebooting the Economy: What Countries Need to Know About COVID-19 Testing as They Relax Restrictions

Experts agree that safely restarting economies hinges on widespread COVID-19 testing. But what does that mean across countries with varying testing capacities?

Experts agree that safely restarting economies hinges on widespread COVID-19 testing. But what does that mean across countries with varying testing capacities?

Helping Women and Girls Survive COVID-19 and Its Aftermath

A gender-sensitive response is crucial to this global health emergency.

A gender-sensitive response is crucial to this global health emergency.

What’s Next for Supply Chains Scrambled by the Pandemic?

The pandemic has highlighted the shortcomings of the globalized supply chain model.

The pandemic has highlighted the shortcomings of the globalized supply chain model.

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