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Current climate adaptation funding falls light-years short, says WaterAid as UN publishes its Adaptation Gap Report

Stuart Mitchell

UNEP’s Adaptation Gap Report 2023, published recently, says that underfinanced, underprepared and inadequate investment and planning on climate adaptation leaves world exposed, with progress on climate adaptation slowing when it should be accelerating to catch up with these rising climate change impacts.  In response, Claire Seaward, Global Campaigns Director at WaterAid, said: “Current global funding for climate adaptation measures falls light-years short of where it needs to be. The most vulnerable countries are being forced to pay the bill for a crisis they have done the least to cause. “Adapting to…

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Give gifts of H2O ho ho and decent toilets this Christmas with WaterAid’s winter wonders

Stuart Mitchell

Wondering what gifts to buy this Christmas? WaterAid’s Shop for Life provides shoppers with the opportunity to give their loved ones something a bit different this year, while also helping people around the world get clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene.  WaterAid’s Shop for Life features e-gifts and greeting cards you can send to their loved ones revealing gifts of water tanks, handwashing stations and toilets to change lives for good.   The money raised from the gifts this festive season will help communities in Bangladesh and around the world…

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

Stuart Mitchell

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

Stuart Mitchell

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

Stuart Mitchell

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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