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Realizing the Scoop on Poop in Ethiopia’s Lowland Regions

Friday, December 14, 2018
USAID/Ethiopia's Lowland WASH project is using USAID’s Collaborating, Learning and Adapting (CLA) framework to help reevaluate and improve the effectiveness of its open...
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community-led total sanitation data open defecation pastoralism sanitation

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Examining USAID Efforts to Strengthen India’s Urban Water and Sanitation Sector Governance and Finance

Wednesday, December 5, 2018
From 1994–2011, USAID’s Financial Institutions Reform and Expansion–Debt and Infrastructure (FIRE-D) activity partnered with India’s central, state, and municipal governments...
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capacity building ex-post evaluation finance governance institutional strengthening

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Podcast Features Two Thought Leaders on How Tackle the Global Sanitation Crisis

Monday, December 3, 2018
“I have seen that real change comes from the bottom up, from pressure from society—from good, willing people and action groups who actually put pressure on their governments...
Keywords:
financing governance health hygiene open defecation wastewater

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Reflections on the University of North Carolina's (UNC) Annual Water and Health Conference

Friday, November 16, 2018
The UNC’s Water Institute annual policy-meets-science exchange has become the go-to domestic knowledge-sharing forum among water and sanitation development practitioners,...
Keywords:
finance health menstrual health hygiene rural water supply

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Webinar Explores Barriers to Effective Sanitation Enterprises

Tuesday, November 6, 2018
The provision of sustainable sanitation for all is one of the world’s most important development priorities, yet 4.5 billion people lack access to a safe toilet. Past efforts...
Keywords:
economic development health improved sanitation market-based sanitation sanitation sanitation service delivery toilets wastewater

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7th Africa Water Week: Canisius Kanangire and Richard Rapier on Strategic Planning for Africa’s Water and Sanitation Sectors

Wednesday, October 24, 2018
“The changes on the African continent are very much alarming—when we talk of sanitation and look at the growth of the populations in Africa, and also the urbanization...
Keywords:
agriculture economic development governance improved sanitation water security water supply sector transboundary wastewater

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Where to Find USAID at the 2018 UNC Water and Health Conference

Friday, October 12, 2018
The Water and Health Conference: Where Science Meets Policy will take place October 29–November 2, 2018, at the University of North Carolina (UNC)-Chapel Hill. The UNC Water...
Keywords:
conference emergency services health hygiene improved sanitation rural water supply water scarcity water security women and girls

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Sylvia Cabus on Gender Mainstreaming in Water and Sanitation Programming

Wednesday, October 3, 2018
Sylvia Cabus, the Senior Gender Advisor for USAID’s Office of Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment, recently chatted with Global Waters Radio about the connection between...
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economic development gender gender mainstreaming health hygiene improved sanitation water supply sector women and girls

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Key Takeaways from Stockholm World Water Week 2018

Wednesday, September 19, 2018
More than 3,000 practitioners and decision-makers gathered in Stockholm, Sweden, at the end of August 2018 for World Water Week. Hosted by the Stockholm International Water...
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gender health hygiene improved sanitation water quality water security water supply wastewater

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The Ripple Effect: Supporting Women’s Empowerment through Water

Monday, September 17, 2018
New research demonstrates that improving a woman’s access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) provides a multitude of indirect and positive impacts that often are...
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conference gender gender mainstreaming health hygiene improved sanitation water supply sector women and girls World Water Week

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Check Out USAID at World Water Week 2018

Thursday, August 16, 2018
World Water Week starts in Stockholm, Sweden, on August 26. The annual gathering organized by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) has become a focal point for...
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agricultural water management gender health sanitation water quality water security water supply sector World Water Week

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Water Reuse Gets a New Take in South Africa

Friday, August 10, 2018
Water reuse can be an effective way to supplement the water needs of growing cities. Even in the midst of record breaking droughts, this alternative can have meaningful...
Keywords:
water quality water recycling water security water supply sector

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How Can We Sustainably Increase Access to Water Services in Rural Areas in Ethiopia?

Thursday, July 26, 2018
This blog post discusses some of the key findings and lessons learned from an evaluation of the long-term sustainability of outcomes related to the USAID-funded Millennium...
Keywords:
ex-post evaluation rural water supply WASH infrastructure Water Point Monitoring

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Webinar Explores the Complexities of the Sanitation Marketplace

Tuesday, July 24, 2018
If you thought that sanitation marketing required only the connecting of customers, products, and financing to succeed, then you may wonder why it has proven so challenging...
Keywords:
health market-based sanitation sanitation marketing sanitation service delivery

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Hope is Not a Strategy

Thursday, July 19, 2018
“Water variability has always existed,” said USAID Climate Change Adaptation Specialist Jonathan Cook, opening the fourth and final “Sustainable Water, Resilient Communities...
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climate resilience water security water variability

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