WaterAid

One more time for the people in the back: clean water is a basic 👏human 👏 right 👏 Despite this universal truth, almost 1 in 10 people still don't have clean water close to home. #HumanRightsDay #CleanWater

@wateraid calls the new $300bn #COP29 #NCQG deal "a death sentence to millions" and "a mere fraction of the finance we all know is desperately needed." "For those picking up the tab, the NCQG was a defining opportunity for leaders to re-balance the scales", said Lesley Pories.

These three simple actions can help tackle superbugs 👇 How? By reducing the spread of infections and the need to overuse antibiotics. #AMR #WAAW2024

Our latest long read offers a platform to the 'silenced' voices left out of #COP29 - despite living and working on the frontline of the #ClimateCrisis. Part of the @wateraid #MyCOPMessage campaign. environmentjournal.online/headlines/30-s…

💦A historic moment for global climate action @COP29_AZ Dozens of signatories have committed to prioritising water in their response to climate change, in the COP29 Declaration on Water for Climate Action. 🔽Hear @HelenRumford set out what we'd like to see next #Water4Climate

Superbugs are a serious threat to our health – but what are they? @anniesheria breaks it down 👇 #AMR #WAAW2024

❗The climate crisis is a water crisis❗ People experience #ClimateChange through too much or too little water – floods and droughts – and the impacts are devastating. Decision makers at #COP29 must take urgent action to solve these dual crises. #ClimateAction

Lalaina Andrianamelasoa, #Madagascar's Water Minister, said the country has some of Africa's largest freshwater supplied but has not optimised it, leaving parts vulnerable to drought. "We need a 360 approach to water that considers people, energy, agriculture & infrastructure."

"Fortunately, we know the size of the problem water poses for climate and we have the tools to address it." - HE Abdulla Balalaa, Assistant Minister for Energy and Sustainability Affairs, #UAE.

Today was Water Day at @COP29_AZ 💦 It was an opportunity to highlight the interlinked crises of climate and water -- and the role of water, sanitation and hygiene to help build resilience to #ClimateChange. 🧵Read on for some key highlights 🔽

Data helps identify, plan, budget and monitor how sanitation facilities are implemented. Effective monitoring and data can help make decisions about where to put money and effort. #WorldToiletDay

Floodwater can cause human waste to overflow and pollute communal water sources. Sanitation is only safe if it continues to function or is restored quickly after climate-related events and other shocks.  #WorldToiletDay

Ensuring everyone has a decent toilet involves lots of coordination. Waste has to be disposed of safely by a system that is supported by skilled workers, appropriately financed, and resilient to extreme weather events. When done right, the benefits are enormous. #WorldToiletDay

Toilets can change lives. Shabana used to have to use a toilet in the corner of an open field with other people all around. Now, with a safer toilet where she can manage her period privately, her life has transformed. #WorldToiletDay

For women and girls, decent toilets mean: ✅Privacy ✅Dignity ✅Safety #WorldToiletDay

We're halfway through @COP29_AZ in Baku. From the #COP29 Declaration to the Baku Dialogue on Water, here's what we're keeping our eyes and ears on in week two 🔽 #Water4Climate