WaterAid UK
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WaterAid has one goal: to change the world through clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene đź’¦ www.wateraid.org/uk
A maternity ward without clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene puts mothers and newborns at greater risk of infection. Ahead of the #2026UNWaterConference, we're calling on decision makers to put water at the heart of healthcare. Safe childbirth starts with clean water. #WaterAction #WASH
There's a plan to solve the global water crisis. Scroll to discover more about The World Bank Group's ambitious initiative to ensure water security for one billion people by 2030, and how we're helping to shape sustainable and equitable outcomes. #WaterForward #WaterAction #SDG6
In a turbulent world, access to clean water is fundamental – to healthier societies, stronger economies and resilient communities. If we prioritise those facing the greatest barriers, we can achieve universal access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene. #UNWaterConference #WaterAction #SDG6
WaterAid's warning about a looming "super" El Niño made headlines this week, with coverage in @the-independent.com showing how some of Asia's biggest cities could see major shifts in rainfall patterns and growing water security risks.
How a record super El Nino could reshape extreme weather for 12 of Asia’s cities
Exclusive: Cities could swing to opposite extremes – according to research from WaterAid – with some pushed towards drought and others facing flooding. Stuti Mishra reports
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Our new Super El Niño research featured across @itvnews.bsky.social Evening News and What You Need to Know YouTube series. WaterAid's Caroline Maxwell discussed the risks of worsening droughts and floods disrupting global supply chains. www.itv.com/news/2026-08...
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Its been reported today that 7 parts of the UK are now in drought as the 4th heatwave of the summer hits. "Everyone, everywhere needs water" - WaterAid is calling on the Ed Miliband to elevate water security as a priority.
'Water is life, yes - but it is also time, strength, health, safety, freedom. It is what allows care to be caring. It is what allows hope to take shape in the real world' In Malawi, Andi Oliver sees the transformative impact clean water can have on communities, as shared with @the-independent.com
Water is everything for mothers forced to risk their lives giving birth
In Malawi, broadcaster Andi Oliver sees the transformative impact on clean water can have on communities where having a baby brings any number of challenges
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1 in 9 mothers in Sub-Saharan Africa are dying from maternal sepsis due to unsafe delivery rooms. By providing maternity wards with the basics of clean water, and decent toilets, cases and deaths could half. BBC's Focus on Africa podcast interviews WaterAid Zambia's country director on the topic.
Focus on Africa - Nigerian teachers protest school kidnappings - BBC Sounds
Protesting teachers urge Nigerian government to rescue dozens of abducted learners
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Today the @wmo-global.bsky.social obal.bsky.social said this #ElNiño is likely to strengthen into 2026, driving more extreme weather globally. WaterAid’s Climate Expert Helen Rumford warns: “Extreme weather doesn’t fall equally… worsening global instability” www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...
#WaterSecurity is shaping the future of economies across Africa. In this Biz Day TV interview, WaterAid’s Patience Mukuyu shares why reliable water systems are essential for public health, resilient communities, and sustainable growth. Watch the full interview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=viIA...
Insights from Africa | Building resilient water and energy systems | Part 1
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Midwives call on leaders to protect women and newborns with safe, maternity care at World Health Assembly demonstration - as part of WaterAid's #TimetoDeliver campaign www.wateraid.org/uk/media/wak...
In wake of Ebola outbreak, midwives, nurses and mothers stage powerful protest to demand safer healthcare
Midwives call on leaders to protect women and newborns with safe, maternity care at World Health Assembly demonstration.
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BBC Africa visited Zambia, reporting on our new Born without water report and the importance of clean water and sanitation in ensuring safe births and healthy mothers. Watch the full TV piece here⤵️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xyys...
A preventable tragedy: Maternal sepsis in Africa - BBC Africa
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As new IDC report on the Future of UK Aid is published, highlighting critical gaps in the UK's new aid strategy, our CEO Tim Wainwright writes for @lbc.co.uk about why backing water is one of the smartest, best‑value investments the UK can make. www.lbc.co.uk/article/uk-a...
If UK aid is about value for money, start with water | LBC
The government is cutting the very kind of long-term, sustainable development models that the Foreign Office claims to champion, writes WaterAid boss
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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...
WaterAid joins historic World Bank Group commitment to deliver water security for over 1 billion people
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@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.”
Women almost 150 times more likely to die from maternal sepsis in Africa than Europe
New WaterAid report says investing in and delivering water, sanitation and hygiene across healthcare facilities could prevent 10 million cases of maternal sepsis and 8,580 deaths worldwide every year
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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...
'No woman should give birth without clean water – I can’t imagine the fear and risk' - Myleene Klass among stars backing WaterAid’s global campaign for safe births
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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
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...
Aid groups struggle to attract donors as floods devastate Mozambique
The country director for WaterAid Mozambique says it is proving much harder for aid agencies to generate funds to help than in previous crises
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“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.
Mozambique: Aid workers scramble to reach starving communities after devastating floods but it's a mammoth task
Sky News' Africa correspondent reports from the country's Gaza province, where hundreds of thousands of people have been affected by the disaster.
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”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
The defining challenge of this century, says WaterAid on new UN Global Water Bankruptcy’ report | WaterAid UK
In a new report released today at Davos, the UN has declared an era of global water bankruptcy; with deforestation, pollution, chronic groundwater depleting.
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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.
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...
Why a solution to deadly bleeding in childbirth isn’t reaching mothers
A breakthrough to stop life-threatening bleeding in childbirth was only just starting to reach the mothers most at risk when Donald Trump’s aid cuts hit. Rachel Schraer speaks to health workers about ...
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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... www.watermagazine.co.uk/2025/12/09/w... #WaterAid @wateraid.bsky.social
Water footprint of a UK Christmas spread could fill 125 bathtubs as charity shows 'Everything starts with water' - Water Magazine
This festive season, WaterAid is offering the driest Christmas dinner ever - a dehydrated meal designed to highlight the importance of clean water.
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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.
"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: đź”— wateraid.org/uk/media/sta...
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.
