Tag: Thames

WaterAid ice sculptures by the Thames show fragility of water and the threat posed by climate change

Stuart Mitchell

WaterAid unveiled four striking ice sculptures featuring people from around the world collecting water, to highlight how climate change is causing fragile water sources to disappear for vulnerable communities. The international organisation created the ice figures on the banks of the Thames to share the realities of those living on the frontlines of climate change as part of its campaign, Our Climate Fight, ahead of the UN General Assembly this month and COP26, the UN’s global climate conference this November.   Actor Dougray Scott is supporting the campaign and joined WaterAid in London to encourage the public to add their name to its open letter urging the UK Government to help vulnerable communities get…

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Prince William backs safer Thames campaign

Stuart Mitchell

HRH The Duke of Cambridge took to the Thames in central London to highlight a new campaign enlisting the public’s help in preventing accidents and self-harm incidents on the tidal river. Prince William met front-line staff from the organisations involved in a new partnership working to reduce the estimated 700 incidents that occur each year on the river, where people’s lives are at risk, either by misadventure, or as the result of suicide attempts. Annually there are around 30 fatalities, the majority of which are linked to mental health issues.…

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