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One more time for the people in the back: clean water is a basic 👏human 👏 right 👏 Despite this universal truth, almost 1 in 10 people still don't have clean water close to home. #HumanRightsDay #CleanWater
White text on a blue background. The text reads: Clean water is a basic human right

ALT White text on a blue background. The text reads: Clean water is a basic human right

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@wateraid calls the new $300bn #COP29 #NCQG deal "a death sentence to millions" and "a mere fraction of the finance we all know is desperately needed." "For those picking up the tab, the NCQG was a defining opportunity for leaders to re-balance the scales", said Lesley Pories.
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These three simple actions can help tackle superbugs 👇 How? By reducing the spread of infections and the need to overuse antibiotics. #AMR #WAAW2024
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Our latest long read offers a platform to the 'silenced' voices left out of #COP29 - despite living and working on the frontline of the #ClimateCrisis. Part of the @wateraid #MyCOPMessage campaign. environmentjournal.online/he…

‘Silenced’ voices deliver #MyCOPMessage to climate talks

This year’s UN environmental summit has limited representation for the world’s most vulnerable communities. We hear from the local and regional experts denied a platform in Baku. Earlier this year,...

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💦A historic moment for global climate action @COP29_AZ Dozens of signatories have committed to prioritising water in their response to climate change, in the COP29 Declaration on Water for Climate Action. 🔽Hear @HelenRumford set out what we'd like to see next #Water4Climate
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Superbugs are a serious threat to our health – but what are they? @anniesheria breaks it down 👇 #AMR #WAAW2024
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❗The climate crisis is a water crisis❗ People experience #ClimateChange through too much or too little water – floods and droughts – and the impacts are devastating. Decision makers at #COP29 must take urgent action to solve these dual crises. #ClimateAction
A boy, Kicquer, walks on bricks near his flooded home. He is dressed in all black white white socks and sandals. His quote reads: "The floods really affected my education. I had just bought a pack of notebooks and a school bag, but all my materials went with the water. I didn't study for three months."

ALT A boy, Kicquer, walks on bricks near his flooded home. He is dressed in all black white white socks and sandals. His quote reads: "The floods really affected my education. I had just bought a pack of notebooks and a school bag, but all my materials went with the water. I didn't study for three months."

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Today was Water Day at @COP29_AZ 💦 It was an opportunity to highlight the interlinked crises of climate and water -- and the role of water, sanitation and hygiene to help build resilience to #ClimateChange. 🧵Read on for some key highlights 🔽
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"Fortunately, we know the size of the problem water poses for climate and we have the tools to address it." - HE Abdulla Balalaa, Assistant Minister for Energy and Sustainability Affairs, #UAE.
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Lalaina Andrianamelasoa, #Madagascar's Water Minister, said the country has some of Africa's largest freshwater supplied but has not optimised it, leaving parts vulnerable to drought. "We need a 360 approach to water that considers people, energy, agriculture & infrastructure."
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Ensuring everyone has a decent toilet involves lots of coordination. Waste has to be disposed of safely by a system that is supported by skilled workers, appropriately financed, and resilient to extreme weather events. When done right, the benefits are enormous. #WorldToiletDay
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Floodwater can cause human waste to overflow and pollute communal water sources. Sanitation is only safe if it continues to function or is restored quickly after climate-related events and other shocks.  #WorldToiletDay
A man stands in front of a blue toilet complex in Bangladesh.

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Data helps identify, plan, budget and monitor how sanitation facilities are implemented. Effective monitoring and data can help make decisions about where to put money and effort. #WorldToiletDay
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Toilets can change lives. Shabana used to have to use a toilet in the corner of an open field with other people all around. Now, with a safer toilet where she can manage her period privately, her life has transformed. #WorldToiletDay
A photo of a woman in a checked saree smiling off centre - her name is Shabana and the text reads: For years, Shabana used a toilet built in the corner of a field near her home in Khulna, Bangladesh.

ALT A photo of a woman in a checked saree smiling off centre - her name is Shabana and the text reads: For years, Shabana used a toilet built in the corner of a field near her home in Khulna, Bangladesh.

A photo of a woman wearing a checked saree with two small children and a baby on her lap. Text reads: I always felt exposed using that toilet. Sometimes I waited until 3am to use it. Imagine what kind of discomfort that was causing me.

ALT A photo of a woman wearing a checked saree with two small children and a baby on her lap. Text reads: I always felt exposed using that toilet. Sometimes I waited until 3am to use it. Imagine what kind of discomfort that was causing me.

A photo of the same woman Shabana in front of a toilet with a roof. She carries a small red jug in her hand. Text reads: Now, Shabana has a decent toilet she can use when she needs to. It has a door with a lock, a proper roof, and is raised up to avoid floodwaters.

ALT A photo of the same woman Shabana in front of a toilet with a roof. She carries a small red jug in her hand. Text reads: Now, Shabana has a decent toilet she can use when she needs to. It has a door with a lock, a proper roof, and is raised up to avoid floodwaters.

Shabana the same woman from before wearing a checked saree, washes her sons feet with water from a jug. Text reads: I am not scared anymore while going to the toilet.

ALT Shabana the same woman from before wearing a checked saree, washes her sons feet with water from a jug. Text reads: I am not scared anymore while going to the toilet.

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For women and girls, decent toilets mean: ✅Privacy ✅Dignity ✅Safety #WorldToiletDay
A girl in a green tshirt and grey pants walks towards a yellow toilet block labelled girls toilet. Text reads: Female-friendly toilets help keep women safe.

ALT A girl in a green tshirt and grey pants walks towards a yellow toilet block labelled girls toilet. Text reads: Female-friendly toilets help keep women safe.

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We're halfway through @COP29_AZ in Baku. From the #COP29 Declaration to the Baku Dialogue on Water, here's what we're keeping our eyes and ears on in week two 🔽 #Water4Climate
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