Water, Sanitation, Hygiene

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. However, many countries are challenged to provide these basic necessities to their populations, leaving people at risk for water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH)-related diseases. Resources available within this theme offer information on providing access to safe water and appropriate sanitation facilities, and introducing sound hygiene behaviors.

Water, Sanitation, Hygiene Resources

Overflowing cities: The State of the World’s Toilets 2016

Publication date:
November 18, 2016
WaterAid
Human beings are now largely an urban species: for the first time in history, more than half of the world’s population (54%, or 3.9 billion people) lives in towns, cities and megacities. By 2050, that’s expected to rise to two-thirds. Many new urbanites, and particularly the poorest, are not moving...Read more

Water: At What Cost? - The State of the World’s Water 2016 (ENGLISH)

Publication date:
March 22, 2016
WaterAid
Today, more than 650 million people are living without access to an ‘improved’ source of drinking water. The price paid by these communities – in wasted income, ill-health, and lost productivity – is extremely high, and has a devastating impact from the family to the national level. This report...Read more

2015 Nepal earthquakes Lessons from WaterAid’s response

Publication date:
April 20, 2016
WaterAid
On 25 April and 12 May 2015, two huge earthquakes hit Nepal, killing 9,000 people, injuring 22,000, and depriving half a million families of their homes. WaterAid provided emergency water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) support to communities. Having our staff and projects affected so deeply and...Read more

Processes for Sustainability: Women and Water Management

Publication date:
October 19, 2016
World Vision
The Water Institute at University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
This two-page document summarises the findings of a recent study conducted by researchers at The Water Institute at the University of North Carolina, which discovered the role of women in water committees related to the sustainability of the water system. This study discovered that women are...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Global

Processes for Sustainability: Facilitating a Cycle of Success

Publication date:
October 19, 2016
World Vision
The Water Institute at University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
This two-page document summarises the findings of a recent study conducted by researchers at The Water Institute at the University of North Carolina. The lack of sustainable community-managed drinking water systems is a major concern in low- and middle-income countries. While water system breakdown...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Global

Our approach to WASH in the Middle East and Eastern Europe Region

Publication date:
November 1, 2016
World Vision
This two-page document summarises World Vision's strategic drivers and approaches for WASH in the Middle East and Eastern Europe Region. The second page includes summaries and links to more detail about World Vision's WASH work in specific countries in the region.�Read more

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