World Toilet Day 2021: Valuing Toilets

Nov 19, 2021

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World Toilet Day is a day of observance every November 19th, initiated by the United Nations, to spread awareness of the global sanitation crisis. According to the UN, 3.6 billion people – approximately 46% of the world population – do not have access to safely managed sanitation [1]. The Joint Monitoring Programme... Continue reading

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Jan 11, 2021

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Everybody goes to the bathroom, but not everybody has access to clean, convenient, or even reliable sanitation facilities. Over half of the world's population lives without access to safe sanitation, and the short- and long-term consequences of insufficient sanitation systems pose serious public health threats.

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World Toilet Day 2020: Sustainable Sanitation and Climate Change

Dec 01, 2020

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World Toilet Day 2020: Sustainable Sanitation and Climate Change

Reliable sanitation systems to remove human waste are pivotal to keeping societies safe from dangerous pathogens. As different effects of climate change emerge, such as flooding, droughts, and rising sea levels, the risk to different elements of sanitation systems increases tremendously. Continue reading

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