Sanitation News
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Rising heat drives hungry people to hospitalWhen the heat is on, hospital admissions rise for already undernourished and hungry people. As the mercury rises, so do the case loads. -
Coke, Nestlé and Pepsi top plastic polluter audit again as green groups slam recyclable packaging as 'false solution'Waste
Coke, Nestlé and Pepsi top plastic polluter audit again as green groups slam recyclable packaging as 'false solution'
Despite efforts from consumer goods giants to curb waste through recyclable packaging, activists say this will not solve the problem of marine plastic pollution.
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Companies’ solutions to global plastic crisis miss the markA new report from Greenpeace contends that multinational consumer goods companies are addressing the global plastics crisis with 'false solutions' that harm the environment, such as the replacement of plastic straws with paper ones. -
When it comes to addressing climate change, gender mattersMost low-income people worldwide are women, who face gender discrimination in addition to poverty. Both factors mean greater vulnerability to extreme events like droughts and floods as the climate crisis intensifies, a new report has found.
Sanitation Opinion
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Southeast Asia and the right to safe water– More than 100 million people live without access to safe water in Southeast Asia. What can be done to improve that and to protect clean water sources? -
How to solve the water crisis? The real answer is local– Most funding for water is controlled by governments, banks and large businesses, but it is sustainable, community-owned services that can address the water crisis. -
Why Asian hospitals need to shrink their carbon footprint– Asia's hospitals are a huge source of waste and fossil fuel emissions. Health Care Without Harm Asia’s Pats Oliva argues why hospitals in the region need to work towards low-carbon healthcare.
Videos
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Manila’s informal settlers face relocation to give way to massive bay clean up– The Philippine government has begun the process of relocating more than 200,000 families living along waterways to restore Manila Bay, the main body of water in the capital.
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What would the world be like if there was water for all?– Worldwide, 100 million families are stuck in a cycle of poverty and disease because of the lack of access to clean water. What would it take to slake humanity's thirst for water in a sustainable way?
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Solar cells help purify water in remote areas–
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a water purification plant that provides clean water far beyond the reach of the electrical grid - thanks to solar cells.
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What does a toilet that recycles poo look like?– Designed with nanotechnology, the portable toilet recycles human waste into fertiliser without the need for water or electricity. Here's how.
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