USAID FY 2020 Water and Development Report

USAID FY 2020 Water and Development Report

2021 Global Waters Year in Review

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Twelve USAID Water and Development Technical Briefs Guide Evidence-Based…
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2021 Global Waters Year in Review
2021 Global Waters Year in Review
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Three Ways USAID Brought Water Security and Sanitation into the Climate…
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Districts Adopt USHA School Toilets As Standard Model
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In Muona, Nsanje District (Southern Malawi) WFP program participants are encouraged to wash their hands with soap before and after receiving assistance. PHOTO: WFP/Badre Bahaji
The WASH Response to COVID-19 in Africa: What Happened and What’s Next?
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Svay Rieng achieves sanitation, hygiene goals
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Five local innovations win awards in 2021 Philippine Water Challenge
Five local innovations win awards in 2021 Philippine Water Challenge
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HealthGrid Sierra Leone
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USAID to build new pipeline, pump additional water from Israel to Jordan
USAID to build new pipeline, pump additional water from Israel to Jordan
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USAID Announces New Five-Year, Gender-Aware, Sustainable Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Activity
USAID Announces New Five-Year, Gender-Aware, Sustainable Water, Sanitation…
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From Consumer to Decision-Maker
From Consumer to Decision-Maker
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In Indonesia, handwashing stations represent an important resource to reduce disease transmission. Photo credit: USAID/IUWASH PLUS
Clean Hands Save Lives
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When local water agencies have data about water use, they are better able to maintain access to safe water for families in their communities. Photo credit: Ezra Millstein/Mercy Corps
Going Beyond Taps and Toilets in the Sahel
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What does climate change look like? Here, one of the strongest tropical storms ever recorded, Typhoon Haiyan, approaches the Philippines in a November 2013 composite image incorporating data captured by the geostationary satellites of the Japan Meteorological Agency (MTSat 2) and EUMETSAT (Meteosat-7), overlaid with NASA’s ‘Black Marble’ imagery. Photo credit: JMA/EUMETSAT
Confronting Climate Uncertainty Head On in the Philippines
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Resilient Waters protects and preserves biodiverse hotspots such as the Kruger to Canyons (K2C) Biosphere through support to community-based environmental monitors. Photo credit: Resilient Waters
Building Resilience into a River Basin
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Introducing SanPlan: Use data to support programming. The Sanitation Planning Tool from USAID/WASHPaLS
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Climate Knowledge Co-Production
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Water and WASH Futures 2022: Achieving SDG 6 in a Changing Climate
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The U.S. Government Global Water Strategy is helping deliver people and nations the water they need to be healthy, prosperous, and resilient.

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Read how USAID provides improved drinking water and sanitation services to millions every year in this annual snapshot of progress, the USAID Global Water and Development Report.

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