GLAAS REPORT CALLS FOR RADICAL INCREASE IN INVESTMENTS
According to the UN-Water Global Analysis and Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking-Water (GLAAS) 2017 report released last week, countries have increased their budgets for water, sanitation and hygiene at an annual average rate of 4.9% over the last three years. Yet, 80% of countries report that water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) financing is still insufficient to meet nationally-defined targets for WASH services. To meet the SDG global targets, investments in infrastructure need to triple.
World Water Day was observed on 22 March around the world through various activities. UN-Water launched the World Water Development Report on wastewater and many organizations focused on informing students about wastewater. The social media campaign hit a record this year with a maximum potential reach of 2.4 billion people.
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ROLE OF WATER IN CLIMATE CHANGE
New video: UN-Water has developed a set of guiding principles om water and climate change. These formed the basis for two side events at COP21 and COP22 that brought together national and local governments with the private sector to discuss the role of water in climate change adaptation and mitigation and possible actions on the ground.
IN MEMORIAM
PIERS CROSS
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World Health Day was observed on 7 April on the topic of depression. A 2014 thesis about mental health in schools indicated that for staff, “the top demotion themes were: a lack of space, a lack of appreciation or praise, feeling undervalued, time pressures, workload, poor toilet facilities and a lack of communication”.