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Talking Dirty — The Politics of Clean Water and Sanitation [PDF]

open access: bronzeNew England Journal of Medicine, 2008
The lack of access to clean water and basic sanitation represents a silent crisis affecting more than a third of the world's population. Drs. Michele Barry and James Hughes write that this seems an appropriate time to reengage in an ancient conversation about safe water and sanitation.
Michele, Barry, James M, Hughes
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The Human Right to Clean Water and Sanitation - A Perspective from Nigeria

open access: greenSSRN Electronic Journal, 2015
The human right to clean water and sanitation has currently become a global issue. From Brazil to Sudan, Tibet to Turkana, water for living has gradually become a consistent discourse. There is indeed a perception shared by many scholars and international bodies that access to safe, clean or wholesome water has attained the status of a fundamental ...
Cosmas Emeziem
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Clean water and sanitation [PDF]

open access: bronze, 2022
Leal Filho, Walter   +4 more
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Clean water and sanitation

2016
Sustainable Development Goal 6 goes beyond drinking water, sanitation and hygiene to also address the quality and sustainability of water resources, which are critical to the survival of people and the planet. The 2030 Agenda recognizes the centrality of water resources to sustainable development and the vital role that improved drinking water ...
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Clean drinking water and sanitation

UN Chronicle, 2007
The Arab region, for the most part, is characterized by dry, harsh climatic conditions and associated scarce water resources. The average annual rainfall is less than 250 mm in 70 per cent of the region and less than 100 mm in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries.
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Prioritising clean water and sanitation

The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 2015
Every minute, 1·1 million litres of human excrement joins the river Ganges. It is a staggering statistic but hardly surprising since some 627 million Indians practice open defecation, roughly half the country’s population, and more than half of the estimated 1 billion people around the world who defecate openly.
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Providing Clean Water and Sanitation

2013
Few readers of this chapter spend any time or effort collecting water for their daily needs. We have water on demand, when we need it, 24 hours a day, in kitchens, bathrooms, and toilets. We do not have to fetch and carry it from a distant public tap or water tanker or from a polluted river.
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Bioinspired Water Technologies: A Systematic Review of Biopolymers for Clean Water and Sanitation

Biopolymers
ABSTRACT Water contamination poses a critical threat to global freshwater resources, requiring innovative and sustainable solutions. This systematic review focuses on bioinspired molecules, particularly polysaccharides such as cellulose, chitosan, tree gums, and alginate, as well as biomass‐derived materials (biochar and lignin), due ...
Alhaji Jabbi   +4 more
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