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WaterAid's warning about a looming "super" El Niño made headlines this week, with coverage in The @Independent showing how some of Asia's biggest cities could see major shifts in rainfall patterns and growing water security risks.
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The conversation continued with an Independent’s comment piece from WaterAid Pakistan's Dr Shakeel Hayat, highlighting solutions already helping communities adapt to drought and floods, including rainwater harvesting.
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Our new Super El Niño research featured across @itvnews Evening News and What You Need to Know YouTube series.
WaterAid's Caroline Maxwell (discussed the risks of worsening droughts and floods disrupting global supply chains.
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Its been reported today that 7 parts of the UK are now in drought as the 4th heatwave of the summer hits.
"Everyone, everywhere needs water" - WaterAid is calling on the @Ed_Miliband to elevate water security as a priority.
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📢 FCDO's annual report, released today, has revealed that some of the lowest-income, fragile and conflict-affected countries will face cuts of up to 90%.
As a result, UK aid programmes will be virtually eliminated in many countries across Africa.
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What’s in her hospital bag? A global snapshot of maternal health inequality
Women across 13 countries share the hopes, fears and essentials they carry into labour, revealing how access to clean water can shape a mother's birth experience
By @S_Fleary1
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#Water security is increasingly becoming an economic and development issue across #Africa.
Patience Mukuyu from #WaterAid explains why reliable water systems matter.
Full conversation tomorrow on #InsightsFromAfrica at 20:30
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'If UK aid is about value for money, start with water'
✍️ @WainwrightTim for LBC Opinion
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A mother gives birth in a health centre without clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene every two seconds. The government must bear this in mind before going ahead with planned cuts to aid spending, writes Labour MP @LeePitcherMP politicshome.com/opinion/art…
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Every two seconds, a mother gives birth in a health centre without clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene - yet UK aid cuts risk the closure of lifesaving global health and water programmes.
Read more from @LeePitcherMP in @politicshome @WaterAidUK
A mother gives birth in a health centre without clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene every two seconds. The government must bear this in mind before going ahead with planned cuts to aid spending, writes Labour MP @LeePitcherMP politicshome.com/opinion/art…
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"This is what it looks like to start from scratch, mourning all that life once was"
Do watch this brilliantly reported but gut-wrenching piece on flooded Mozambique by @YousraElbagir
and donate to @wateraid if you can.
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"Strengthening water and sanitation systems is our first line of defence in a climate emergency."
📺 Watch @WaterAidMoz's country director interviewed by @France24_en's @GCSF24 on the devastating floods hitting southern Africa.
💧Visit wateraid.org/floods to support
“It does not seem right that Mozambique should be suffering so much from #climatechange, and yet it cannot access the money that should be available.”
@WaterAidMoz's country director Gaspar Sitefane spoke to @Independent's @nichferris about the #floods.
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WaterAid has launched an emergency appeal to ensure people worst affected by the floods in southern Africa can stay safe and protect themselves from deadly diseases with clean water and hygiene kits.
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“Water insecurity is a defining challenge of this century,” says Tim Wainwright, @wateraid
Yesterday the @UNUINWEH published a report warning that the world faces "Global #WaterBankruptcy", with global water sources beginning to run dry.
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The report "captures a hard truth: the world's water crisis has crossed a point of no return", said @WainwrightTim
At #Davos WaterAid is calling for urgent action to protect communities already living with permanent water insecurity. Every person deserves safe, reliable water.
A powerful piece by @rachelschraer for the @Independent, spotlighting the tireless work of health workers across Malawi - and the harsh realities of the maternal health crisis.
Read more here 👇independent.co.uk/news/world…
WaterAid spoke to the @Independent about the urgent need for investment, as mothers and midwives are forced to work in unhygienic and “dehumanising” conditions.
Every woman has the right to a safe pregnancy and childbirth.
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