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All articles in our Waterlines journal will be #OpenAccess from now on!
To celebrate, we have re-published 6 articles, now free to read, carefully chosen to inspire productive conversation about #WASH challenges facing communities today:
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🔎Looking for our most-downloaded #openaccess articles on #water, #Sanitation and hygiene? Covering topics including gender, nutrition, menstrual hygiene, and #climatechange? Find them on our World Water Week page! 👇🏽
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#WWWeek
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If you didn't have to worry about basic services, what would your priority be for the world? This #WorldToiletDay2020, remember a fundamental truth.
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Access to toilets are often taken for granted.
Women are disproportionately affected by the lack of basic sanitation.
This undermines their dignity and safety from sexual and gender-based violence.
#WorldToiletDay
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More people in the world have phones 📱 than toilets 🚽 , but access to safely managed sanitation is crucial for healthy lives.
On Thursday's #WorldToiletDay, see how the #GlobalGoals aim to ensure access to sanitation for all. un.org/sustainabledevelopmen…
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It’s #WorldToiletDay🚽!
Stop for a second & imagine what life would be like without a toilet. That is the daily reality of over half a billion people.
👉bit.ly/3nBuuaP
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This is the photos of the before and after intervention of school toilets. @PracticalAction India Foundation with the support from @SBILife renovated the school toilets of Prashanti Vihar Project UP School, Bhubaneswar!!
#WorldToiletDay
#SustainableSanitation
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This is very surprising the rainfall scenerio has developed in september if this scale. It is expected that heavy to very heavy rainfall will likely to occure on 22-24 september covering west Bhairawa to east Jhapa and around.@ourktv
@NDRRMA_Nepal
ALT RIMES weather forecaste for 22-24Sept
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"Covid-19 and #climatechange have made it harder than ever for farmers in #Zimbabwe to survive, but Melody Makumbe is encouraging a return to traditional, local crop varieties to safeguard their future." Read how 'lost' seeds are helping to feed a nation: fal.cn/3artI
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#CBA14 is finally here! Bold collaboration is needed more than ever, as we face a turning point. #Climatechange poses an ever greater threat to vulnerable communities around the world but global responses to covid-19 show that radical change is possible. #AdaptOurWorld
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We want to give your library, NGO, or business a 60 day FREE trial to our whole collection!
Make sure you have everything you need for virtual or in-person learning.
Find out more here 👇
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People in #Bangladesh, especially those living in poverty, have been hit hard by #COVID19, #floods, and unemployment. We're inviting you to be part of the solution. Join us and @floodalliance partners @Concern and @mercycorps_uk on 9 Sep. Find out more: fal.cn/3aaie
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Today in #Uganda: Ministry of Water and Environment with support of IRC will launch the new National Framework for Operation and Maintenance of Rural Water Infrastructure in the Rwenzori region. Publication aims to guide, inform, harmonise rural water O&M at all levels.
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Don't forget to join our #TwitterChat tomorrow in the countdown to #CBA14! This is a great chance to join a stimulating online conversation around community based climate adaptation. More details and how to join: fal.cn/3aaco
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How do we support and build resilience against #floods and the #COVIDpandemic among the poorest people in #Bangladesh? Join us and our @floodalliance partners @Concern and @mercycorps_uk on 9 Sep to share experiences and identify solutions. Find out more: fal.cn/3a93X
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World Water Week by @siwi_water encourages us to change the way we engage with and value water through awareness-raising, education, and transformative action.
Take a look at our WASH resources - many of which can be downloaded for free!
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#WWWeek #AtHome
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🖱'What Works for #Africa's Poorest #Children? From measurement to action' is ready to download #openaccess on our website!
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By exploring policies that work in #education, #nutrition and #health, this is an invaluable guide to improving children’s lives.
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🆕The Food Chain special issue on Fair Trade & the Sustainable Development Goals is now online! This important issue brings together contributions from academia, policy, & practice.
Read it here:
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#SDGs #FairTrade #sustainability
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Through #Watershed, civil society organisations are gathering credible evidence to influence policies and practice for #WASH – read more about the Watershed approach in the Annual Report 2019.
#WeEmpower #WeSpeak #WeChange #EmpoweringCitizens