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Give the gift of H20 ho ho with WaterAid

Stuart Mitchell

This festive season, WaterAid is inviting shoppers to consider its Shop for Life collection of ethical Christmas e-gifts, which will help bring clean water and decent toilets to communities around the world. With match funding from the UK Government this winter, every gift in the Shop for Life range will make double the difference.  As an alternative to a typical Christmas present this year, you can get a personalised WaterAid e-gift or greeting card that could transform the lives of many in return. For £24 – the price of a pair of slippers – you can provide three families with a handwashing station, giving the gift of improved hygiene and disease prevention.   For £60, instead of a new bag or wallet, you can buy a community water tank holding 500 litres…

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Forty per cent of Brits think the UK’s influence and standing in the world would decrease if the Government fails on its climate commitments to poorer nations – YouGov

Stuart Mitchell

Forty per cent of Brits think the UK’s influence and standing in the world would take a hit if the UK Government failed to meet its commitments to developing countries on climate change, a WaterAid survey published recently reveals.    Half the British population (52%) support giving money to poorer nations to help them cope with the impacts of climate change, the poll conducted by YouGov found, with 42 per cent of people saying they thought developed countries had done more to contribute to the causes of climate change.  The results of the survey are reported just a day before an open letter signed by more than 19,000 people – including actors Amanda Mealing and Thandiwe Newton, author and broadcaster Lemn Sissay and a cross-party group of MPs – will be delivered to Boris Johnson and Liz Truss by…

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WaterAid launches Harvest appeal to help bring clean water to communities around the world

Stuart Mitchell

International charity WaterAid is inviting congregations, schools and community groups across the UK to support its annual Harvest Appeal and help bring clean water to people around the world living on the frontline of climate change. By hosting a harvest supper or taking a collection, groups can raise vital funds for rural communities, including those in the Amhara region of Ethiopia, who are struggling to grow crops due to rising temperatures and longer droughts.  Almost six in 10 people in Ethiopia don’t have access to clean water close to home.  The changing climate is making life even…

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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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Vanishing Lake Chilwa in Malawi highlights the human cost of climate change, reveals new gallery from WaterAid

Stuart Mitchell

WaterAid has released a striking new gallery revealing the dramatic impacts of climate change on the lives and livelihoods of the thousands of people based around Lake Chilwa, Malawi’s second biggest lake. Local photographer Dennis Lupenga spent time with the communities, gathering images to tell their stories, highlighting the daily realities of facing extreme weather and the need to help the world’s most vulnerable people adapt to the climate emergency they have done little to cause. As many as 1.5million people live in the wider Lake Chilwa basin, which is…

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