WaterAid joins the World Bank in calling for closer cooperation and action on unsustainable debt burdens

WaterAid responds to comments from Ajay Banga, new president of the World Bank, who has urged for faster progress in providing debt relief. Sol Oyuela, Executive Director, Global Policy and Campaigns at WaterAid, said: “The Word Bank’s new president is right to highlight the urgent need for debt relief for poor countries– we need closer and more meaningful cooperation and action on unsustainable debt burdens to ensure progress is not hindered on climate and poverty reduction. “This week new findings also show the UK is 40% below its long-standing pledge to low-income…

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7 in 10 Brits want restaurants to be more sustainable and majority worry about impact of climate change on food production

A new survey has revealed that nearly two thirds of the UK public (61%) worry food production will be impacted by climate change, and 7 in 10 Brits (70%) want restaurants to make themselves more sustainable. Despite the cost-of-living crisis, almost 1 in 3 people (32%) would be willing to pay extra to eat at a restaurant that operates sustainably or offers a more sustainable menu. The research was commissioned by Belu and WaterAid to explore consumer attitudes to sustainability in the hospitality sector, and to raise awareness of the…

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WaterAid launches powerful film highlighting family bonds and the life changing ‘First Cup’ of clean water

WaterAid has launched a visually striking new campaign highlighting the impact access to clean water has across generations, working closely with a community in Malawi who helped shape the final creative. The 60 second film, titled ‘First Cup’, was shot in Zomba, Malawi. It follows the story of a 10-year-old girl called Lucia as her community are celebrating that they now have reliable access to clean water for the first time. The footage shows Lucia as she runs to hand the first cup of clean water to her grandmother, who…

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Need for urgent action as new report shows funding for water, sanitation and hygiene falling at alarming rate

Figures analysed by international charity WaterAid have shown the extent to which donor funding has declined globally for critical projects safeguarding water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH). This means the world’s poorest are being impacted most by the shortfall.    WASH funding has decreased by a third since 2015 – the year in which the Sustainable Development Goals were agreed.  In fact, in the first two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, aid targeted specifically at improving water supply and sanitation globally fell more sharply than almost all other sectors, despite its importance…

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Canary Wharf businesses to ride the wave in annual Dragon Boat Race for WaterAid

Canary Wharf businesses are invited to take to the water on Thursday 6 July to row-row-row their boats along South Dock as part of a fiery Dragon Boat Race in support of international charity WaterAid. Returning for a second year, the corporate competition will see local organisations swap their keyboards for oars as they honour the 2,000 year-old Chinese tradition in a bid to help WaterAid deliver the basic human right of clean water and decent toilets to everyone, everywhere. In collaboration with the Canary Wharf Group, funds raised through…

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