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Tag: water and sanitation

Lessons of safe sanitation for clean cookstoves

There are many similarities between the provision of safe sanitation and the upgrading of traditional cookstoves in developing countries. The role of women in both challenges is fundamental and has been recognised in the Rio+20 debates.

Published June 22, 2012
Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cookstoves, energy for all, gender, rio+20, water and sanitation

Climate and sanitation: partners in shame

It may seem far-fetched but success stories in changing sanitation behaviour in developing countries might offer insights for the difficult transition to low carbon lifestyles for the rich.

Published November 16, 2009
Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged climate change, water and sanitation, winchester

Raising awareness of needs for safe sanitation

Rich countries continue to improve their standards in sanitation whilst billions lack even rudimentary facilities. All that poverty campaigners can do is try to raise awareness of the divide.

Published January 12, 2009
Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged beta, water and sanitation, winchester

Safe water images contribute to campaign success

The Millennium Development Goal for access to drinking water is on track to reach its target. One possible explanation is that positive safe water images contribute to campaign success.

Published November 24, 2008
Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged gamma, oneworld, water and sanitation
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Heaviness of being. And poetry
Sluggish in the doldrums of what happens.
Me waiting until I was nearly fifty
To credit marvels. Like the tree-clock of tin cans
The tinkers made. So long for air to brighten,
Time to be dazzled and the heart to lighten.

Seamus Heaney, from Seeing Things