Cost-Sharing Can Be the Solution for Small-Town Water Supply Services
There is clear potential for replication and scaling up this model across developing Asia.
Get Smart to Avoid a Global Water Crisis
Technology is a critical aspect of improving the availability and accessibility of clean water around the world.
For Rural Water Systems, Small and Simple is a "Pipe Dream"
The idea that rural water schemes are only sustainable if small, simple and locally managed is a bias that must be overcome to get more clean water to the people who need it.
In Papua New Guinea, Hand Washing Can Be a Challenge in Some Communities
A lack of safe water supply in urban settlements around Asia and the Pacific complicates efforts to use improved hygiene to fight COVID-19
A Novel Approach to Tracking COVID-19
Testing sewage for the coronavirus could provide vital clues to its spread in areas where mass testing is difficult.
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Key to Pacific’s Ongoing COVID Strategy
Pacific island nations have been among the top performers worldwide in controlling COVID-19. A greater emphasis on water, sanitation and hygiene practices will help continue that success.
The Health of Asia’s Rivers Lies Both in the Cities and on the Farms
Solutions that include both urban and rural environments, and the connections between the two, are needed to improve river health in Asia and the Pacific.
Pathway to Empowerment: Women’s Decision-Making and Access to Water in the Pacific
By meeting women’s practical and strategic needs, including greater access to water and more influence in decision-making, society overall is improved and made more equitable.
Many People Take Toilets for Granted. More Than a Billion in Asia Don’t Have that Luxury
Investments in safe, adequate and affordable water, sanitation, and hygiene facilities must be sustained and result in improved services and a less polluted environment for everyone, particularly the poorest and most vulnerable in Asia and the Pacific.
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.