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According to the Centers for Disease Control, global access to safe water, adequate sanitation, and proper hygiene education can reduce illness and death from disease, leading to improved health, poverty reduction, and socio-economic development. Resources available in this sub-theme include guidance on installation of cost-effective safe water supply systems and latrines, summaries of health improvements following WASH projects, and other resources that can help to improve the understanding of the health implications of WASH projects.
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Ammonia Wastewater Treatment by Immobilized Activated Sludge
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January 1, 2010Worcester Polytechnic Institute
The increase in urbanization has created the need for proper management and treatment of wastewater. The activated sludge process is an alternative method to treat high strength ammonia wastewater. In this project, the effect of temperature and the nitrification performances in treating ammonia...Read more
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GlobalThe Impact of COVID-19 on the Water and Sanitation Sector
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June 23, 2021The Covid-19 crisis has demonstrated faults in WASH systems around the world and impacted efforts to close water accessibility gaps. Climate change and migration to urban areas have made it difficult for WASH providers to build efficient delivery systems, leaving over half of the world's...Read more
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GlobalQuality Unknown: The Invisible Water Crisis
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June 25, 2021Quality Unknown: The Invisible Water Crisis demonstrates the importance of water quality monitoring and how poor water quality undercuts nearly all of the SDGs. The report elucidates hidden water quality issues and outlines strategies for combating their impacts.Read more
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GlobalResponding to COVID-19's Impact on Resilience and Food Security
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June 25, 2021Handwashing is one of the best defenses against the spread of Covid-19. But, developed and developing countries alike have issues providing universal access to effective water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services. The pandemic poses a threat to short- and long-term WASH because of financial...Read more
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GlobalWater justice: why it matters and how to achieve it
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July 9, 2021Clean water is a vital component of safe, clean, and healthy communities. Despite this, billions of people around the world lack reliable access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services. Many communities have been systematically excluded from safe water infrastructures due to racism,...Read more
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GlobalWWF Position: Biobased and Biodegradable Plastic
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July 16, 2021Global plastic pollution is an increasingly urgent environmental crisis, and one which has amassed significant public attention in recent years. Plastic pollution threatens aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems around the world. An estimated 8 million tons of plastic waste enter the oceans every year...Read more
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