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A girl stands in floodwater in front of a well, Bangladesh

Water and the climate crisis: 10 things you should know

The world needs to get water smart. Everyone has a role to play, and we cannot afford to wait

A girl fills a jerry can with water, Ethiopia

Water crisis in the Horn of Africa

After the worst drought in 40 years, water insecurity poses a deadly risk to children

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A girl on a street in Aleppo, carrying jerrycans of water

Water Under Fire Volume 3

Attacks on water and sanitation services in armed conflict and the impacts on children

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Urban Water Scarcity Guidance Note

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Programmatic approaches to water scarcity

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Children walk on sand carrying water

Reimagining WASH

What drives water insecurity, the impact on children, and the actions we need to take now to achieve water security for all

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Angola. A child collects water from a pond.

30 September 2019

Where drinking water is a 90-minute walk away

An ongoing drought in southern Angola has left families desperate – and children with no time for an education

A girl holds a jerry can under a tap, Madagascar

Turning on the tap in Madagascar

In a drought-hit region of Madagascar, a new pipeline brings water to thousands of people

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Solar-powered water systems in South Sudan

Innovative solar pumps help remote communities get clean water in health centres, schools and homes

Children wash up and drink from a faucet, Afghanistan

22 February 2018

Water powered by the sun

Solar pumps bring safe water to displaced in Afghanistan.