2024 water funding gap report
Action Against Hunger released the 2024 Water Funding Gap report, finding that globally, only 36% of appeals for water- and sanitation-related funding were met in 2023, leaving a 64% gap. Despite dwindling
Drinking Water
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Water scarcity and climate change enabling environment analysis for WASH: Middle East and North Africa
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is the most water-stressed region in the world. According to 2018 data, 14 of the 17 most water-stressed countries globally were in the region, including
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SDG 6: clean water and sanitation
The Asia-Pacific region has made considerable progress on improving economic and social welfare over the last decade. Water resources have contributed greatly to this transformation through water and sanitation
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Rising from the depths: water security and fragility in South Sudan
In 2022, South Sudan was ranked as the world’s most vulnerable country to climate change and the one most lacking in coping capacity. South Sudan is also one of the world’s most politically fragile countries.
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Ensuring safe water and sanitation for all: a solution through science, technology and innovation
Access to safe water and adequate sanitation is a basic human right. While progress has been made towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goal on water and sanitation (SDG 6), the trends
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Strong systems and sound investments: evidence on and key insights into accelerating progress on sanitation, drinking-water and hygiene- the UN-Water global analysis and assessment of sanitation and drinking-water (GLAAS) 2022 report
<p>Findings from the World Health Organization and UN-Water’s Global Analysis and Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking-Water (GLAAS) report shows that acceleration is needed in many countries to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6 – water and sanitation for all by 2030.</p>
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State of the world's drinking water: an urgent call to action to accelerate progress on ensuring safe drinking water for all
This report, presents the data on the links between water, health and development and the status of drinking water, with actionable recommendations to accelerate access to safe drinking water. The recommendations,
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How safe are drinking water services in rural India?
This study analyses the extent to which data and information on safely managed drinking water services are reported in India. Such data is characterised by access to the improved source of drinking water
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Global multidimensional poverty index 2022: unpacking deprivation bundles to reduce multidimensional poverty
<p>As many as 41.5 crore people exited poverty in India during the 15-year period between 2005-06 and 2019-21, out of which two-thirds exited in the first 10 years, and one-third in the next five years, according to this global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI).</p>
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Developing water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) finance strategies: a guide
UNICEF has launched a new guide on financing water, sanitation and hygiene in a bid to expand critically needed services to millions worldwide. The guide, titled, “Developing Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
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Youth and water security in Africa
This publication on Youth and Water Security in Africa, which comprises 25-refereed articles co-authored by youth including female scientists primarily from Africa, derives from collaboration among