http://uk.oneworld.net/article/archive/1935 en_GB_uk http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85995 It's World Toilet Day – a day to celebrate the humble, yet vitally important, toilet and to raise awareness of the global sanitation crisis. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85990 Africa's freshwater resources are under serious threat from climate change and urgent adaptation measures are needed, says a study. http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/164046/1/1935 It may seem far-fetched but success stories in changing sanitation behaviour in developing countries might offer insights for the difficult transition to low carbon lifestyles for the rich. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85831 Lester Brown presents the food security crisis as a race between political and climate tipping points. He is optimistic that civilisation will get the message just in time. from Earth Policy Institute http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85798 The FAO estimates that 1.8 million people will experience water scarcity by 2025. A useful summary of the issues surrounding the problem. Worldwatch Institute http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85769 Interview with Catarina de Albuquerque, the UN Independent Expert on human rights, water and sanitation, including her views on the legal status of the right to safe sanitation. IPS News http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85728 A useful summary of latest thinking on privatisation of public water supplies. From Poverty to Power http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85652 An international water conference this week wants to ensure that rural and poor people have access to clean water even as climate and population pressures drive the number of those in need beyond 1 billion. + Progressio takes “Just Add Water” message to Stockholm’s World Water Week http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/162452/1/1935 Tanzania is often described as a development success story in Africa. It doesn't look that way if you study the facts of life for the poor. http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/161998/1/1935 Rich countries continue to improve their standards in sanitation whilst billions lack even rudimentary facilities. All that poverty campaigners can do is try to raise awareness of the divide. http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/161675/1/1935 The Millennium Development Goal for access to drinking water is on track to reach its target. One possible explanation is that positive safe water images contribute to campaign success. http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/161523/1/1935 On the 150th anniversary of the Great Stink - which forced the closure of Britain's Parliament - a new film demands similar grand plans. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160423/1/1935 Five days after Cyclone Nargis hit parts of Myanmar, international aid has begun to arrive. Latest estimates claim over 22,000 people have perished and twice as many gone missing, leaving a million people homeless. The Irrawaddy delta still remains cut off from the world. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160362/1/1935 Hot weather and lack of safe drinking water have led to a severe spate in diarrohea cases in Bangladesh. According to health experts, poverty, rising food prices and low levels of awareness on sanitation are driving people to eat cheap contaminated food. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160278/1/1935 A discussion paper by WaterAid, Creating user-friendly water and sanitation services for the disabled, takes a look at the social, technical, financial and policy barriers faced by the disabled in meeting water and sanitation needs in Nepal. The document recommends designing proper technologies to facilitate their access to basic services.