… learned and recommendations for future pandemic preparedness. Common themes Despite clear differences in responses to the pandemic, some … levels of gender-based violence. In Harare, the spike in demand for water and sanitation sometimes led to harassment of women and girls at water-points. Knock-on impacts of COVID-19 included depression, …

… This was my second time at World Water Week . As regional coordinator of the Global Water Initiative … and partners from Mali and Senegal. 'Water for development', the theme that set the scene for this year's conference, made the link with …

… series that brings together forward-looking responses on specific themes in reaction to the coronavirus pandemic, drawing on our partners’ … and girls often rely on unclean energy sources (for cooking, pumping water and so on), which may contribute to respiratory illness and … Care duties are also far more challenging in the absence of  adequate water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) . Not only do WASH deficits result …

… and various ways, with huge asymmetries of power and money between them. It’s not surprising it doesn’t work very well since markets, on … regions worst hit by climate change. Yet, careful investment in water and soils would reap dividends for local people, and for the … guide, govern and regulate such markets. You can read this blog or this publication for more on our thinking. A new report by the …

… levels, looking ahead to 2020.  This year's D&C Days event had the theme ‘Global ambition. Local action. Climate resilience for … these messages, so that stakeholders can refer and respond to them during COP24 and beyond. Read the paper on  theme 3: Transparency … pastors, business women, and young people talking about how food, water, landscape and livelihoods have changed since they were kids, and …