Full Coverage: Water/Sanitation
June 2008
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» The OneWorld Water and Sanitation Topic Guide
The aim of this Guide is to provide a brief introduction to the subject of Water and Sanitation, in the context of the Millennium Development Goals
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06/26/2008
Corruption is a fundamental cause and catalyst of the global water crisis, which currently threatens the lives of billions of people around the world, says a new report from a global coalition against corruption.
Read moreFrom: Transparency International Related: [Food] [Poverty] [Climate Change] [Conservation] [Disease/treatment] [Corruption & Transparency] [Governance] Image: Buying water in Iraq. © United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network
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06/25/2008
A conference of U.S. mayors -- with support from restaurants, businesses, and public interest groups -- passed a resolution Monday to phase out municipal use of bottled water in favor of tap water.
Read moreFrom: Corporate Accountability International Related: [United States] [Cities] [Consumption] [Corporations] [Business] [Environmental Activism] [Pollution] |
06/24/2008
U.S. presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama are missing a massive opportunity to save lives and radically change the course of world history, say health and education activists Saul Garlick and Elizabeth Arkell.
Read moreFrom: Student Movement for Real Change, Policy Innovations Related: [Development] [MDGs] [Capacity Building] [Conservation] [Infant Mortality] [Globalization] |
06/18/2008
Wastepickers in Delhi, who live and work in profoundly unsanitary conditions, won a major concession earlier this month from their local government: a portable toilet.
Read moreThe Advocacy Project From: Advocacy Project Related: [India] [Poverty] [Social Exclusion] [Activism] [Civil Society] [Governance] |
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