Jonathan Parkinson

#urban #sanitation specialist and public health engineer

[David Lloyd Owen @Daviddwr]

1.81 billion people are classified as living in areas with a 1 in 100 year #flood risk. #Climatechange will greatly increase the frequency of these events. Of these, over 950 million live on less than $5.50 per day and they have the least resilience.
https://t.co/N4tOf2i4Fo

[Alison Parker @alisonhparker]

If this is true it's utterly depressing that the government will listen to big company lobbyists over scientists warning about the end of humanity. Surely they cannot approve the #Cumbria #coal #mine https://t.co/00xRbHN4q5

#ClimateCrisis #TellTheTruth #ClimateJustice

[IMC Worldwide @IMCWorldwide]

Join our Cities and Resilient Development team where we work to promote liveable cities & support resilient & sustainable urban development.

We are seeking a motivated professional to support project management, business development & implementation.

https://t.co/LhCeluiuh8

[Jonathan Parkinson @JonathanP_IMC]

an important issue that needs attention.. https://t.co/JFmOWyMZNE

[Caroline Lucas @CarolineLucas]

The £3bn earmarked for Green recovery is dwarfed by Govt funding for fossil fuels - from the £27bn roadbuilding scheme to blank cheque bail-outs to airlines

There should be #NotAPennyMore of public money to prop up fossil fuel economy

[Jonathan Parkinson @JonathanP_IMC]

https://t.co/tIw8KTYBU0 Sanitation Challenge for Ghana evaluation report and related outputs available from https://t.co/JkM8rTfpbv

[Jonathan Parkinson @JonathanP_IMC]

@DFID_UK's Frontier Tech Hub is launching a Data Challenge to allow the development sector to more effectively respond to COVID-19.

The Hub will crowdsource, make sense of and fund innovative data tools and approaches.

To apply:
https://t.co/snAMgdF3ds #COVIDaction

[Jonathan Parkinson @JonathanP_IMC]

Globally, innovators are finding novel approaches to shorten supply chains in response to COVID-19

@DFID_UK's Frontier Tech Hub is crowdsourcing these innovative solutions and approaches to local production to map them as a global good

https://t.co/EnGMKthytS #COVIDaction

[Jonathan Parkinson @JonathanP_IMC]

@GuyNormanUK Sounds like an exciting new venture for you Guy ! Hoping it all goes well for you and your colleagues. Give me a shout if you wish to discuss opportunities with IMC's Cities and Resilient Development team.

[Jonathan Parkinson @JonathanP_IMC]

Top technologies for climate action - both tried and tested, and new innovations. Check it out ! https://t.co/seoHXMBvyr

[Jonathan Parkinson @JonathanP_IMC]

"Green investment is taking off: over US$1tn of private climate finance has been mobilised to date. But it’s only a start."" https://t.co/ZzJ2FxSaSz https://t.co/Qtug9uuz8x

[Jonathan Parkinson @JonathanP_IMC]

The dysfunctional megacity: why Dhaka is bursting at the sewers https://t.co/MooiRf1Pn9

[Jonathan Parkinson @JonathanP_IMC]

New humanitarian responses are needed for an increasingly urban world. It's time to #thinkurban @gaurbancrises. https://t.co/1nMnceFoxT

[Jonathan Parkinson @JonathanP_IMC]

Fresh UK aid for humanitarian crises in 2018, as International Development Secretary warns it could be even “bleaker” than 2017 https://t.co/fqDGlGYVri

[Jonathan Parkinson @JonathanP_IMC]

here here !! https://t.co/zFn5AOjQ6H

[Duncan A. Thomas @duncanathomas]

Quick post to congratulate Barbara Evans @beonthetoilet for her recent IWA Award; plus her lovely acceptance speech https://t.co/Z4B0duF26h

[Jonathan Parkinson @JonathanP_IMC]

@pip_speak @HuwDTaylor I still can't get my head around the fact that we won't get to see Huw again. A huge professional and personal loss. What a fantastic guy!

[Jonathan Parkinson @JonathanP_IMC]

Congratulations Barbara !! https://t.co/gIOcecKauv

[Engineering at Leeds @LeedsUniEng]

Congratulations to Professor Barbara Evans @BEonthetoilet winner of the @IWAHQ Development Award (Research) 2017: https://t.co/qZalM9bIYA

[Jonathan Parkinson @JonathanP_IMC]

nicely put ! 😀 https://t.co/3UfM3yOb0z

[Skoll Foundation @SkollFoundation]

“We talk about innovation, but we don’t fund in a way that allows it” https://t.co/mYkbVaqKvA @devex @RockPhilanth

[Jonathan Parkinson @JonathanP_IMC]

10 things to know about the future of water and sanitation https://t.co/1QghffX6L9 (from @ODIdev)

[Jonathan Parkinson @JonathanP_IMC]

7 Myths about Urban Sanitation Debunked https://t.co/DVG1WrULtW via @YouTube