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Water and Sanitation in the News

Lack of Sanitation
Lack of safe water
The Impact on Health
Impact on Women
Impact on Children
Innovation & Innovators
US Movers & Shakers – creating funds and awareness
School Children
Advocates & Opinion-Editorial Pieces
U.S. Government
New Funding Flows into Water and Sanitation
Progress in Water
Progress in Sanitation
Blogs

Lack of Sanitation

 Lack of toilets one of the biggest scandals in the last 50 years – National Geographic News
India failing to control open defecation blunts nation’s growth – Bloomberg
World water experts: Sanitation is a life saver – Associated Press
Up to their necks in it – The Economist
Sanitation is everyone's business - Guardian
It’s Time to Stand Up for People that Can’t Sit Down - The ONE Blog
Book explores world of ‘flying toilets’ - Dot Earth blog in New York Times
Toilet training: Taking sanitation seriously – CNN
Finding Humour and Tragedy in That Daily Ritual - Inter Press Service
Send in the latrines - New York Times
Keeping sanitation in the international spotlight – The Lancet Editorial
Water Advocates speak out for improved sanitation - Environmental News Network
A holiday not mentioned in some polite company - Louisville Courier-Journal
Getting serious about human waste – Marketplace
Minds in the toilet – Slate
Go ahead, say it: now we can seriously discuss sanitation – Scientific American
Even their shadows can’t be touched, and other tales of human waste – Bloomberg
One smart book about number two – Newsweek
Adventures in human waste: Lifting the lid – The Economist
The Big Necessity by Rose George – LA Times
Human waste in the developing world – Chicago Public Radio
The Big Necessity: The Unmentionable World of Human Waste and Why It Matters – The Afternoon Magazine, WILL Public Radio
The Unmentionable World of Human Waste – WNYC
Ode to the commode - Los Angeles Times
Talking dirty- the politics of clean water and sanitation - New England Journal of Medicine
Water and sanitation critical to reaching MDG – United Nations Radio
Sanitation in Cambodia - BBC Radio World Service Outlook
The reality of latrine shortage - Daily Monitor (Uganda)
Sanitation problems to aggravate further – The International News (Pakistan)
The curse of the hanging latrines- Guardian (UK)
No Plumbing Disease – The Huffington Post
A boy living in a car – Nicholas Kristof’s Blog, New York Times
Bathroom sanitation chronic problem in providing clean water Joseph B. Treaster’s Blog, Knight Center for International Media
ASEAN countries suffer huge economic loss from poor sanitation Xinhua Net (China)
Development, cell phone service, but no toilets – Inter Press Service
Poor sanitation causes P77.8bn in economic losses – Pacific News Center (Philippines)

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Lack of safe water

 Nuggets of hope in the face of bleak outlook for freshwater – National Geographic News
The need for a journalist water network – Prensa Verde (Honduras)
Delhi’s dark waters – Pulitzer Center on International Crisis Reporting
Report highlights need to support clean water projects in poor countries – Grist
Water mismanagement plagues the world’s poor – Business Week
Taking Water for Granted – CNN
Water in Katine – Guardian (UK)
Is water a human right?– Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting
Talking dirty- the politics of clean water and sanitation - New England Journal of Medicine
Water and sanitation critical to reaching MDG – United Nations Radio
Water Crises- Global But Close to Home Too – Citiwire.net
Water, another global crisis – BBC (UK)
UN Water in A Changing World Report – Greenwire
Water Blues- Daily Times (Pakistan)
The Quiet Water Crisis – IRIN (South Africa)
UN Warns of rising demand for clean water Associated Press
Water crisis surfaces as a top priority- Johns Hopkins University Gazette
Do nations go to war over water? – Nature
Let clean waters flow - a world on the verge of bankruptcy – Seattle Times
Water Fights Present Dangerous Challenges in Coming Decades – NewsHour, PBS
Unreliable statistics affecting investment in water, infrastructure  - Business News Americas
Nation loses nearly one third of its clean water supply – Vietnam News Agency
Water everywhere, but not to drink – IRIN (Zambia)
Safe drinking water for all – The Nation (Bangladesh)
2.5 b people want to use the toilet and 900m have a drinking problem – Essential Geneva (Switzerland)
The challenge of piped water and sanitation – IRIN (Indonesia)
Water treks go longer, rougher – IRIN (Mauritania)
Clean water and proper sanitation is essential – Times of Zambia
Providing toilets and safe water is top route to reducing world poverty – One World.net
Adapt or die – The Economist
A world of water woes – Standard and Poor

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The Impact on Health

How to prevent a tenth of the global disease burden – The Lancet
To address global poverty, first fight global health – Charlotte Observer
Diarrhoea, second biggest killer of under fives being ignored – Medical News Today
Talking dirty- the politics of clean water and sanitation - New England Journal of Medicine
The weapon of mass destruction under your fingernails – The Independent (UK)
A lion in our village – the unconscionable tragedy of cholera in Africa – New England Journal of Medicine
The weapon of mass destruction under your fingernails – The Independent (UK)
On water, a focus on health – Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting
Recurrent cholera still not a priority- IRIN (Benin)
Cholera underreported- infects millions a year WHO- Reuters
Cholera deaths in border town- IRIN (Ethiopia/Kenya)
Worst cholera outbreak in a long time – IRIN (Mozambique)
Some neglected diseases are more neglected than others – Science Magazine
Chronic Infection May Add to Deaths – Infection Control Today
Docs say Zimbabwe is covering up cholera – United Press International
Too many young children dying of preventable diseases – IRIN (Afghanistan)
Acute water diarrhea kills 11 in Belet Hawo – IRIN (Somalia)
Cholera outbreak in Mandera – IRIN (Kenya)
Cholera kills 59, more than 2,000 infected in Katanga – IRIN (DRC)

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Impact on Women

Critical role of women in world water issues is missing, advocates say – National Geographic News
Even their shadows can’t be touched, and other tales of human waste – Bloomberg
Q&A : Women’s special water needs find voice - Inter Press Service
The Forgotten Glass Ceiling : A Safe Drink of Water – Huffington Post
Women, Water And Sanitation - Going the Extra Mile – AllAfrica.com
Dear Secretary Clinton: Women of the World Need Safe Water – Common Dreams

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Impact on Children

 Education hampered by lack of clean water – IPS (Madagascar)
Thousands of schools lack drinking water, sanitation – IRIN (Afghanistan)
India’s children don’t have a vote- or clean water – Toronto Star (Canada)
Falling apart – Daily Times, Pakistan
Element of life taken for granted – The Baruch College Ticker
Child deaths linked to acute water shortage in Galgadud – IRIN (Somalia)
Too many young children dying of preventable diseases- IRIN (Afghanistan)
Nepali girls dropping out of schools due to lack of toilets – Xinhua Net (China
In Cameroon, changing attitudes and safe water mean more girls in school – UN GEI

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Innovation & Innovators

 Water Champion: Sahari Ani – floating toilets for floating villages – Asian Development Bank
A novel method to shame the shameless in Tripura - Tehelka (India)
Safe Water Network Announces New Partnerships to Create a Sustainable, Affordable, and Scalable Rainwater Harvesting Program in Rajasthan, India – CRS Wire
Potters For Peace Projects To Purify Drinking Water In Guatemala – Medical News Today
Arsenic detector saving lives – IRIN (Bangladesh)
Sunshine + Plastic Bottle = Clean water IRIN (Benin)
Karaoke videos teach safe water techniques – National Public Radio
Feliciano dos Santos - PBS Frontline World
Mozambique Guitar Hero – PBS Frontline World
Goldman foundation honors African musician for work to protect environment- Voice of America
Clean Shop- Medical Journal of Therapeutics Africa
Entrepreneurs tackle sanitation in Africa- OneWorld.net
Sanitation solutions- 3 African entrepreneurs- Water for the Ages
African entrepreneurs pioneer new ways to improve sanitation – Voice of America
Sexy Marketing Aims to Boost Toilet Use – National Geographic News
Making Sanitation Sexy – Inter Press Service
Three water and sanitation projects in India when online search – Voice of America
Feliciano dos Santos - PBS Frontline World
Mozambique Guitar Hero – PBS Frontline World
Environmental Hero: Jack Sim – Time Magazine
Sanitation Must Be Owned by Local Communities – InterPress Service
Putting the onus of sanitation on the people – Kuensel Online (Bhutan)
Yellow is the New Green- New York Times
Haiti’s composting toilet – Public Radio International’s The World
Jack Sim – Time Magazine
Lifestraw water purifier grows into family size - IRIN

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US Movers & Shakers – creating funds and awareness

 Creating solutions to a water crisis – International Herald Tribune
I’m blogging Matt Damon – UN Dispatch
Matt Damon’s good work hunting – Conde Nast Traveler
First lady to promote hygiene- New Vision (Uganda)
Olympic gold medalist visits AMREF water and sanitation project in Ethiopia Relief Web
Alexi Panos’ helping hand reaches far from home to bring clean water to Africans – Erie Times
A shoe shiner with a global agenda – NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams
Matt Damon’s good work hunting – Conde Nast Traveler
Don't Laugh: World Toilet Day Aims to Promote Sanitation, Rid World of Disease - Fox News
It’s Time to Stand Up for People that Can’t Sit Down - The ONE Blog
Group turns to toilet talk on Capitol lawn - Washington Examiner
Brussels sets world record in longest toilet queue – Reuters
UMass engineering students help bring clean water to the Amazon rainforest –Mass Live
University campaign provides clean drinking water for Indian villagers – Loughborough University (UK)
Local concerts to aid water well drilling in Africa – Peterborough Examiner (Canada)

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School Children

 Water Works – Time for Kids
Wayzata High: A thirst to help – Star Tribune
Fourth graders help repair well in Africa – The Pittsburg Gazette
LaLu students work on school water systems in Nicaragua – The Indiana News-Dispatch
Thirsty Cathedral students stick with water – St. Cloud Times (MN)
Thirst for clean water drives school movement – New American Media

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Advocates & Opinion-Editorial Pieces

 To address global poverty, first fight global health – Charlotte Observer
Report highlights need to support clean water projects in poor countries – Grist
To address global poverty, first fight global health – Charlotte Observer
Toilet talk can save lives – Ottawa Citizen
Keeping sanitation in the international spotlight – The Lancet Editorial
Looking back at the international year of sanitation – Epoch Times (Canada)
Slumdogs can help themselves out of the mire- Financial Times (UK)
Stakeholders press Obama on foreign aid- Greenwire
Let clean waters flow - a world on the verge of bankruptcy – Seattle Times
No Plumbing Disease – Huffington Post
Nigerian Senate Urged on Speedy Passage of Sanitation Bill – AllAfrica.com (Nigeria)
Government urged to formulate comprehensive sanitation policy – ModernGhana.com
Access to Water is a Human Right – AllAfrica.com (Burundi)
AfDB Calls for Increased Efforts for Attainment of Sanitation MDG- African Development Bank
Increasing Awareness of the Strategic Importance of Water for African Development – African Development Bank
Clean water and proper sanitation is essential – Times of Zambia

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U.S. Government

“Let clean waters flow” – a world on the verge of water bankruptcy – Seattle Times
Senator pushes for U.S. foreign aid for clean water – Chicago Tribune
Stakeholders press Obama on foreign aid- Greenwire
Water crisis a mortal and long term threat to global health, stability – Press Release, Senator Durbin
United States Participation in World Water Forum – U.S. Department of State, Press Release
USAID World Water Day – US Agency of International Development, Press Release
Let Clean Waters Flow – ISN ETH Zurich

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New Funding Flows into Water and Sanitation

 Foundations
http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/globenewswire/161741.htm
Gates awards millions for neglected tropical disease- Voice of America
Goldman foundation honors African musician for work to protect environment- Voice of America
Dubai Cares and Global Partners Place Water Sanitation on Global Humanitarian Agenda– Earth Times
Gates backs IRC – IRC Press Release (Netherlands)
Corporations
The Coca Cola Company commits $30m to clean water projects across Africa – Coca Cola Company Press Release
Coalition pledges $400 m for clean water, sanitation - Wall Street Journal
Procter and Gamble donating PUR to Zimbabwe – Cincinnati Enquirer
Role of corporate giving grows in third world projects – Greenwire
Millions may gain access to clean water after Clinton Global Initiative “Mega-Commitment” – Tree Hugger
President Clinton highlights Hesperian’s commitment to improve the lives of three million people – CRS Wire

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Progress in Water

 In Cameroon, changing attitudes and safe water mean more girls in school –UN GEI
World forum looks to replenish ideas – Washington Diplomat
Pulitzer presence at 5th Annual World Water Forum - Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting
World’s experts brainstorm on drinking water – The Japan Times 
Water ministry, Epsas preparing utility consultancy tender – Business News Americas (Bolivia)
Governments to draw up work plan on the future of Silala waters - Business News Americas (Bolivia)
D120,000 Water Project for GLBS – The Daily Observer (Gambia)
Severn Trent Regional water sector to remain active in spite of global crisis – Business News Americas
Improved Governance, Management Boosts Water Delivery – Voice of America
Good governance boosts water delivery – Voice of America
Arsenic mitigation in West Bengal- Water World Online
Arsenic free drinking water by 2013 – IRIN (Bangladesh)
Residents taste first clean water in 10 years – IRIN (Nigeria)
Joy as village finally gets safe water after waiting 35 years – The Citizen (Tanzania)
Streams of Life, the power of clean water- Queens Gazette
Clean water improves lives in Senegal- Voice of America
Inter-faith group launches water project in Rwanda  - The East African
How to Prevent a Tenth of the Global Disease Burden –  The Lancet
“Let clean waters flow” – a world on the verge of water bankruptcy – Seattle Times
Let Clean Waters Flow – ISN ETH Zurich
Idaan, IDB working on water sector diagnosis – Business News Americas (Panama)
Multilateral financial entities assist in water, sewerage services expansion – Business News Americas
Bank-led group establishes water center – Water 21
CONAGUA working on new vision to implement long-term programs – Business News America (Mexico)
Managing water resources in semi-arid areas- Business News Americas (Brazil)
DF Congress seeks to include water treatment in large construction projects – Business News Americas (Mexico)
Edomex investing US$293 to improve potable water services – Business News Americas (Mexico)
Spanish fund okays US$93m to finance 63 water projects – Business News Americas (Peru)
US offers financial support for water projects – Business News Americas (Paraguay)
Government to invest US $5.4bn in water, sanitation from 2011-2015 – Business News Americas (Colombia)

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Progress in Sanitation

 Students dignify sanitation – Kuensel (Bhutan)
Sanitary latrine use on increase among tea garden labourers New Nation (Bangladesh)
Five lakh families under hygienic sanitation coverage in Ctg - New Nation (Bangladesh)
Sikkim achieves total sanitation – Zee News (India)
Q and A Sanitation is becoming a social movement  - IntePress Service
Inter-faith group launches water project in Rwanda  - The East African
Q and A- Sanitation Must Be Owned by Local Communities – InterPress Service
Putting the onus of sanitation on the people – Kuensel (Bhutan)
Toilets, Waste Disposal Keys to Life, Study Says – Bloomberg
Toilet talk can save lives – Ottawa Citizen
Investing in Sanitation is a Goldmine – East African Business Week
Govt. hopes to hit target in sanitation facilities – The Hindu (India)
Kumi levies tax on homes without latrines – The Monitor (Uganda)
First lady to promote hygiene- The New Vision (Uganda)
AFRICA- (IPS) South Africa beats deadline on water, sanitation - 08-08-20
BANGLADESH-(IRIN) Towards sanitation for all by 2010-08-03-04
BRAZIL-Sao Paulo will Invest US$21M to Reach 100% Sewage Treatment in 14 Cities - 08-05-13
Total sanitation will reduce losses- Times of India
Patil calls for sanitation revolution – Assam Tribune (India)

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Blogs

 http://www.bloggingonwater.blogspot.com/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-sauer
http://www.duncanmarasanitation.blogspot.com/
http://www.sanitationupdates.wordpress.com
http://www.saniblog.org
http://www.irc.nl/page/38990
http://washfinance.wordpress.com/
http://sanitationupdates.wordpress.com/
http://washtech.wordpress.com/
http://washinternational.wordpress.com/
http://washafrica.wordpress.com/
http://washasia.wordpress.com/
http://washlac.wordpress.com/
http://washmena.wordpress.com/
http://washresearch.wordpress.com
http://psdblog.worldbank.org/psdblog/water_and_sanitation/
http://cleanwaterforum.blogspot.com/
www.indiawaterportal.org/blog/
http://undispatch.com/archives/water/index.php
http://hydro-logic.blogspot.com/
http://eqcco.blogspot.com/
http://www.fadetoplay.com/
http://povertynewsblog.blogspot.com:
http://www.worldchanging.com/search/?category=44
http://www.nextbillion.net/blog
http://thdblog.wordpress.com/
http://www.rippleethiopia.org/blog/
http://water.alltop.com/
http://aguanomics.com/
http://awramedia.org/mainblog/
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/gleick/index
http://climatechangewater.org/
http://internationalwaterlaw.org/blog/
http://www.thewaterlaw.blogspot.com/
http://waterblogged.info/
http://aquadoc.typepad.com/waterwired/
http://www.theborgenprojectblog.com/search/label/water
http://greenmuze.com/nature/sewer.html
http://jillfoster.name/
http://www.treehugger.com/
http://blogs.cgdev.org/globalhealth/
http://sfgirlblog.wordpress.com/
http://children.foreignpolicyblogs.com/
http://globalhealthbeat.com/
http://globalhealthdelivery.org/blog/
http://globalhealthreport.blogspot.com/
http://globalhealthreporting.org/
http://globalnewsblog.com/wp/
http://www.lauriegarrett.com/blog/
http://globalvoicesonline.org/
http://globalhealth.sais-jhu.edu/
http://globalhealth.change.org/
http://aphaih.wordpress.com/
http://healthaffairs.org/blog/

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