Sanitation
South Africa’s Wastewater Crisis
Wastewater treatment in South Africa: Only 13% plants meet minimum standards. There has been very little, if any, improvement in the management of South Africa’s water supply and sewage treatment syst...
Algae-based Solution for Wastewater
Indian researchers have proposed a theory for a sustainable wastewater treatment method using a microalgae-bacterial consortium to remove toxic ammonium. The method, proposed in a recently published s...
Peru: Gaps in Water and Sanitation
Closing the gaps in access to drinking water and sanitation networks is one of the main tasks of Peru’s National Executive. In the Southern Macro Region, 169 thousand people do not have access t...
Nigeria: Stench of open defecation
“Many Nigerians still defecate in the open even in urban areas. Stench of open defecation permeates local communities nationwide”, the Nigerian Tribune writes: With over 48 million people ...
WHO DG on WASH Priorities
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organisation WHO, addressed to the dialogue session “From the Bandung Spirit Water Summit to the UN 2026 Water Conference̶...
India: Public Washrooms for Women
The Jaipur bench of the Rajasthan High Court has suo motu taken cognizance of the inadequate and unhygienic public washrooms for women, emphasizing the serious health risks associated with the issue. ...
India: WASH Progress for tribal districts
Contaminated water, poor sanitation, and hygiene significantly impact health, contributing to 90% of the 2 million annual global diarrheal deaths, primarily affecting children (UN, 2016). Access to sa...
Ghana: Parties sign WASH manifesto
The National Democratic Congress (NDC), the New Patriotic Party (NPP), and the Convention People’s Party (CPP) have separately signed the Coalition of NGOs in Water and Sanitation (CONIWAS) WASH...
Blue Churches for dignified sanitation
The Blue Community Ecumenical Water Network (EWN) Africa, in collaboration with the global Blue Community World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical Water Network and Norwegian Church Aid, hosted a hy...