Blue and Green Drop Project Report 2024
The 2024 blue drop results show an alarming increase in unsafe municipal drinking water, with 13% of blue drop tests across the country that point to unsafe drinking water. The drinking water of 28 towns
Drinking Water
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Progress on household drinking water, sanitation and hygiene 2000–2022: special focus on gender
<p>Women and girls responsible for fetching water in 7 out of 10 households without supplies on premises, according to this first in-depth analysis of gender inequalities in drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in households.</p>
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Burden of disease attributable to unsafe drinking-water, sanitation and hygiene, 2019 update
<p>Half of the world’s population still does not have adequate access to safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) which could have prevented at least 1.4 million deaths and 74 million disability-adjusted life years in 2019, according to this latest report by the World Health Organization (WHO).</p>
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Blueprint for acceleration: SDG 6 synthesis report on water and sanitation 2023
UN-Water released a report outlining ways in which the UN can help accelerate progress towards achieving SDG 6 (clean water and sanitation). Titled, ‘Blueprint for Acceleration: Sustainable Development
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Blockchain and IoT for drinking water in G20 countries: a game-changing opportunity
This policy brief analyses how blockchain and the Internet of Things (IoT) can aid drinking water supply management. It uses literature review to highlight strengths and weaknesses of the technologies,
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Water, sanitation, hygiene, waste and electricity services in health care facilities: progress on the fundamentals- 2023 global report
WASH in health care facilities is essential for quality care – on this there is universal consensus. Many countries are taking action, but more collaborative, focused and expansive effort and investments
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SDG 6 country acceleration case studies 2023: Ghana
To accelerate the achievement of SDG 6 targets as part of the SDG 6 Global Acceleration Framework, UN-Water is developing SDG 6 Country Acceleration Case Studies to explore countries’ pathways to achieving
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Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on performance audit on drinking water services in Himachal Pradesh
The steady increase in human population, widespread technological modernization, new and unsustainable lifestyle have invited and aggravated the problem of water scarcity. The right to access to drinking
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Global water security 2023 assessment
A global water security assessment led by United Nations water experts found that the majority of the world’s population currently live in water-insecure countries. This is a cause for major concern because
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World water development report 2023: partnerships and cooperation for water
<p>About 26 per cent of the world's population does not have access to safe drinking water and about 46% of people lack access to safely managed sanitation services, according to this new report by the United Nations.</p>
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Triple threat: how disease, climate risks, and unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene create a deadly combination for children
190 million children in 10 African countries are at the highest risk from a convergence of three water-related threats – inadequate water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH); related diseases; and climate