Today, WaterAid joined the World Bank's major new initiative bringing water security to 1 billion people by 2030 🌏
Speaking at the launch in DC, Chief Executive of WaterAid UK Tim Wainwright said, "Water underpins heath, education, and economies." 💧
Read more here👇
www.wateraid.org/uk/world-ban...
Too many mothers must give birth in clinics without clean water. @the-independent.com highlights stories from our Born Without Water report, published today.
“A mother giving birth could bleed to death while I’m out looking for water.” It’s time to deliver.
#TimeToDeliver
In the @the-independent.com, WaterAid’s Helen Hamilton reflects on safe care during her own childbirth:
“I’m forever grateful my baby and I got the hospital care we needed – mothers across Africa need our help.”
No woman’s life should depend on water access.
#TimeToDeliver
@the-independent.com covers our research, women in Africa are nearly 150× more likely to die from maternal sepsis than in Europe, often due to lack of clean water. Sir Stephen Fry backs the campaign: “its aims are achievable — and when achieved will have the most dazzlingly marvellous impact.”
Following our announcement, today’s @telegraph.co.uk piece lays bare the reality: 1 in 9 mothers in sub‑Saharan Africa faces life‑threatening sepsis. As midwife Patience Emmanuel says, “You know exactly what you need to do, but the environment does not allow you.” #TimeToDeliver
New WaterAid research shows mothers in Sub‑Saharan Africa are almost 150× more likely to die from maternal sepsis due to clinics without clean water, toilets or hygiene. No woman should face this risk.
Add your voice — sign the petition. 💧
🔗 www.wateraid.org/uk/media/bor...
Stars including Myleene Klass, Adjoa Andoh, Sir Stephen Fry & more are backing WaterAid’s #TimeToDeliver campaign for safe births.
Myleene: “No woman should give birth without clean water… I can’t imagine the fear and risk.”
🔗 www.wateraid.org/uk/media/tim...
A graphic showing the illustrated silhouettes of nine women holding babies, on a blue background. One of the silhouettes is highlighted by a cream circle. Text above the graphic reads: 1 in 9 births leads to maternal sepsis
1 in 9 births in Sub-Saharan Africa leads to maternal sepsis.
A major cause? A lack of clean water and basic hygiene.
Our new research uncovers the shocking reality facing mothers and newborns in Africa & Asia.
Read it here: washmatters.wateraid.org/publications...
#TimeToDeliver #WorldWaterDay
A graphic of a black stopwatch with two seconds on the timer, against a cream background. Underneath, text reads: "Every two seconds, a woman gives birth without clean water, toilets or hygiene."
Every two seconds, a woman gives birth in a health centre without clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene.
World leaders can fix this at the UN Water Conference.
Join women in calling on leaders to fund clean water in every health centre: www.wateraid.org/global/campa...
#TimeToDeliver
Sensitive topic: pregnancy & birth
No woman should give birth without clean water. Yet this is the reality for millions worldwide.
Today we launch our #TimeToDeliver campaign calling for clean, safe births for every woman.
Sign the petition & stand with women calling for change:
brnw.ch/21x0LEV
Our Mozambique Country Director spoke with Nick Ferris at @the-independent.com on how the floods have destroyed homes, water systems and lives — and why international support is urgently needed.
Full article: www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
“Every hour counts. Clean water is the difference between safety and deadly disease,” says WaterAid Southern Africa Emergency Lead.
WaterAid has launched an urgent appeal to restore water supplies and fix toilets for affected communities.
Donate to support the response: www.wateraid.org/uk/donate
Climate‑worsened floods have cut off whole districts. Families are stranded without safe water, sanitation or food, and at risk of a major cholera outbreak.
“Strengthening water and sanitation systems is our first line of defence in a climate emergency” - Gaspar Sitefane on @france24.com .
“All the rains... eventually flow through Mozambique to the sea, sweeping away everything in its path: people, our animals, our farms—almost everything.”
Gaspar Sitefane, the country director for Water Aid in Mozambique, speaks to @news.sky.com about the devastating southern africa floods.
The report "captures a hard truth: the world's water crisis has crossed a point of no return", said Tim Wainwright
At #Davos WaterAid is calling for urgent action to protect communities already living with permanent water insecurity. Every person deserves safe, reliable water. 💧🌍
”Water insecurity is a defining challenge of this century,” says Tim Wainwright, WaterAid UK
Yesterday the @ununiversity.bsky.social and @unuinweh.bsky.social published a report warning that the world faces 'Global Water Bankruptcy', with global water sources beginning to run dry
#WaterBankruptcy
Two people walk along a dry piece of land towards a water body in Sindh, Pakistan.
The world faces 'global water bankruptcy' as water scarcity becomes irreversible, warns a new United Nations report.
This week at Davos, government and business leaders must prioritise the water crisis – to reshape global health, food security, and economies this century.
WaterAid spoke to the Independent about the urgent need for investment, as mothers and midwives are forced to work in unhygienic and “dehumanising” conditions.
Every woman has the right to a safe pregnancy and childbirth.
A powerful piece by @rachelschraer.bsky.social for the @the-independent.com, spotlighting the tireless work of health workers across Malawi - and the harsh realities of the maternal health crisis.
Read more here: www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Nearly half of Madagascar’s population lack clean water near home. In the deep south, climate change worsens the crisis—many walk 4+ hours daily for water. WaterAid works with communities for lasting clean water & sanitation. Donate: wateraid.org
Powerful piece in @the-independent.com on Madagascar’s water & climate crisis, featuring WaterAid:
“I fetch water from the Taranty River when I have no money. It is so far away.… We really struggle.” – Tsalova, 70
Read more: bit.ly/3ZMadagascar
This festive season, WaterAid is offering the driest Christmas dinner ever – a dehydrated meal designed to highlight the importance of clean water by showing what life is like without it...
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#WaterAid @wateraid.bsky.social
WaterAid has launched the driest Christmas dinner ever - a dehydrated festive feast with shrivelled-up favourites like turkey and stuffing, but missing one vital ingredient - water. It’s a powerful reminder that nearly 1 in 10 people lack clean water close to home. Everything starts with water.
On a blue background, white text quote from Sol Oyuela, WaterAid's Executive Director for Global Policy and Campaigns, responds to the COP30 outcome: “Far more needs to be done, and it is deeply frustrating, and frankly dangerous, that the wider package agreed fails those most impacted by climate change. Progress cannot stall here: we need clear increases in finance, tangible adaptation actions and a step-change in ambition on mitigation. “The climate crisis won’t pause for geopolitics. The floods, droughts and cyclones intensified by a warming world demand to be confronted now, not passed on to future generations. “Now we have the framework, we need the finance to implement it. We urge the international community to harness the momentum of the past two weeks, regroup, and triple adaptation finance so we can close the financing gap. “Millions of lives, livelihoods - and the legacy we leave behind - hang in the balance.”
"Some progress made - but a frustrating and dangerous standstill on climate action and finance."
After two weeks, lengthy negotiations at #COP30 have finally come to a close.
Read our snapshot analysis: 🔗 wateraid.org/uk/media/sta...
A screenshot from the Guardian's live blog from COP30, on a background of water droplets. The text reads: More on the links between the climate crisis and global health from Sol Oyuela, executive director for Global Policy & Campaigns at WaterAid UK, after Al Gore’s’ remarks on Bill Gates’ shifting position earlier. Oyuela, who is in Belem, reiterated that it was impossible to separate tackling public health and addressing the climate emergency. “Climate change is an international health emergency, directly threatening global health security – and no country is immune. “When extreme weather strikes, water sources run dry or become contaminated and toilets overflow, fuelling deadly outbreaks like cholera and malaria, as well as dehydration and heat stress. And it’s the people least to blame who are paying the highest price - now 15 times more likely to die from floods, droughts, and storms. “Cost-effective solutions exist, from flood defences to drought-resilient water systems. Now, COP30 must be the COP where we embed life-saving water, sanitation and hygiene solutions into climate and health plans and reach historic agreement on the new adaptation goal. “These are life-and-death decisions that will shape the health of millions for years to come - the stakes could not be higher.”
Live from #COP30:
Sol Oyuela, our executive director for Global Policy & Campaigns, tells @theguardian.com that climate change is an international health emergency, directly threatening global health security – and no country is immune.
We’re at #COP30, bringing frontline voices and expert insight on:
- Water security
- Climate adaptation
- Climate finance
Our team is available for expert reaction, commentary and interview requests.
📞 Contact us on lucycowie@wateraid.org or +44 (0)20 7793 4537 to connect with our delegates.
In Oromia, climate whiplash is real. Floods damage water systems and droughts dry up wells, threatening lives and livelihoods.
@news.sky.com spoke with local children who can now go to school and stay healthy thanks to 32km of new climate-resilient pipes that supply clean water for 46,000 people.
We’ve partnered with @news.sky.com & @firstnews.bsky.social on a brand-new film on the water and climate crisis 🌍💧
Featuring our Ethiopia project, part-funded by the UK government, it shows how investing in water supports communities for generations.
Watch 👉 live.firstnews.co.uk/sky-kids-fyi...
Sir Stephen Fry and Adjoa Andoh MBE put water centre stage in Water Can’t Wait, our brand-new film launched ahead of #COP30.
Joined by Mya-Rose Craig and Dr Vee, they remind us that the climate crisis is a water crisis.
