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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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WaterAid launches new animations highlighting effect of climate change on people’s access to clean water

Stuart Mitchell

WaterAid has launched a series of three animated films highlighting the effect that climate change has on people’s access to clean water. In the run up to COP26, we are more bombarded than ever by different opinions and theories on climate change. From politicians’ and celebrities’ views, to social posts and news bulletins… it’s a cacophony of contradiction and confusion. WaterAid’s three animations, launched on TV from 11th August, aim to cut through the noise by highlighting the real people and communities who have experienced climate change first hand. The…

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Drink the Difference – Belu marks 10 years of doing good with WaterAid

Stuart Mitchell

Belu, the drinks business that  puts people and  the planet first, is celebrating 10 years impacting change together with WaterAid, a collaboration that  has seen them give £5 million – all their net profit – to bringing clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene to everyone, everywhere. The 10 year anniversary coincides with a full Belu brand relaunch and repositioning that  brings a new brand platform with it – Drink The Difference – designed to highlight the positive impact brought about by the brand’s mission. Driven by a clear purpose to…

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