In the news

For South Asians, sanitation means ‘dignity’ and ‘cleanliness’

Water & Climate Change: introducing a Southern Civil Society Perspective - by FAN's executive Secretary Danielle Morley

India: land of many cell phones, fewer toilets

Public squats during World Toilet Day 2010

WASHCost reveals higher capital costs for sanitation than water, and high expenditure on soap

India – Schools to get more toilets


India, Bihar: ‘Dirty, horrible job’ of manual scavengers


Haiti: US$ 10 million World Bank grant to bolster efforts against cholera


India: ‘We need a sanitation revolution here’, says adviser to Urban Affairs minister

AMCOW AfricaSan Awards 2010 Winners: Feliciano dos Santos, Takiso Achame and David Kuria

New toilet designs sought in Sanitation Challenge Contest


WSSCC releases video on its Global Sanitation Fund

Bolivia: US$126mn CAF loan for water and irrigation projects


Climate change: water supply in developing countries will be hit hardest
South Africa: Summit Tackles Water Issues

Botswana: Government tables a new bill


Ghana: Beverage companies should be charged commercial tariffs for water

East Africa: EAC ‘Must Invest in Water Management’

Past links

The Orphan Development Goal

Stanford University – filter uses nanostructures to purify water at low cost

Botswana bushmen lose right to Kalahari water well

Liberia: Water sector faces “deadly” financing gap

Uganda: Government gives Sh40 Billion to clean urban water

Kenya: Country fails to harvest water

Zimbabwe: Questions raised over water treatment funding

Melinda Gates: We have the opportunity to save 4,000 children's lives every day

Uganda: Scarcity of water sources main challenge for rural communities

Nigeria: FG Pledges Commitment to Water Supply

Nigeria: Anguish As Hundreds Die, Thousands Affected By Cholera Outbreak

Botswana: Acquiring a Taste for Recycled Water

Sierra Leone, Freetown: photographer documents extreme sanitation conditions in Kroo Bay slum

The central role of wastewater management in sustainable development

A brief history of sanitation in New York City

Water and sanitation infrastructure for health: The impact of foreign aid

Non-dam alternatives for delivering water services at least cost and risk

Monitoring the Sanitation Status of African Cities