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[BusinessDay TV @BusinessDayTV]

#Water security is increasingly becoming an economic and development issue across #Africa.

Patience Mukuyu from #WaterAid explains why reliable water systems matter.

Full conversation tomorrow on #InsightsFromAfrica at 20:30

[LBC @LBC]

'If UK aid is about value for money, start with water'

✍️ @WainwrightTim for LBC Opinion
https://t.co/BXy1QwMaND

[PoliticsHome @politicshome]

A mother gives birth in a health centre without clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene every two seconds. The government must bear this in mind before going ahead with planned cuts to aid spending, writes Labour MP @LeePitcherMP https://t.co/QO2MC1W01x

[Bond @bondngo]

Every two seconds, a mother gives birth in a health centre without clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene - yet UK aid cuts risk the closure of lifesaving global health and water programmes.

Read more from @LeePitcherMP in @politicshome @WaterAidUK

[Victoria Seabrook @SeabrookClimate]

WaterAid emergency appeal: https://t.co/UW46Frm5qi

[Victoria Seabrook @SeabrookClimate]

"This is what it looks like to start from scratch, mourning all that life once was"

Do watch this brilliantly reported but gut-wrenching piece on flooded Mozambique by @YousraElbagir

and donate to @wateraid if you can.

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"Strengthening water and sanitation systems is our first line of defence in a climate emergency."

📺 Watch @WaterAidMoz's country director interviewed by @France24_en's @GCSF24 on the devastating floods hitting southern Africa.

💧Visit https://t.co/jrvkfqw2aP to support

[FRANCE 24 @FRANCE24]

Eye on Africa - Climate change fuelled southern Africa's catastrophic floods
➡️ https://t.co/uYj2dOy1gp

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WaterAid has launched an emergency appeal to ensure people worst affected by the floods in southern Africa can stay safe and protect themselves from deadly diseases with clean water and hygiene kits.

https://t.co/edpQQ8W37o

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“It does not seem right that Mozambique should be suffering so much from #climatechange, and yet it cannot access the money that should be available.”

@WaterAidMoz's country director Gaspar Sitefane spoke to @Independent's @nichferris about the #floods.

https://t.co/Rf7FRteYog

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The report "captures a hard truth: the world's water crisis has crossed a point of no return", said @WainwrightTim

At #Davos WaterAid is calling for urgent action to protect communities already living with permanent water insecurity. Every person deserves safe, reliable water.

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“Water insecurity is a defining challenge of this century,” says Tim Wainwright, @wateraid

Yesterday the @UNUINWEH published a report warning that the world faces "Global #WaterBankruptcy", with global water sources beginning to run dry.

https://t.co/HI7jBMJp5j

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WaterAid spoke to the @Independent about the urgent need for investment, as mothers and midwives are forced to work in unhygienic and “dehumanising” conditions.

Every woman has the right to a safe pregnancy and childbirth.
https://t.co/6YWvcKPxrL

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A powerful piece by @rachelschraer for the @Independent, spotlighting the tireless work of health workers across Malawi - and the harsh realities of the maternal health crisis.

Read more here 👇https://t.co/RTzyVD3BD9

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@Independent Nearly half of Madagascar’s population lack clean water near home. In the deep south, climate change worsens the crisis—many walk 4+ hours daily for water. WaterAid works with communities for lasting clean water & sanitation. Donate: https://t.co/qECThNx7Q9

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Powerful piece in @Independent 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: https://t.co/ujBwoZPbyV

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Read WaterAid's full statement and snapshot analysis here 🔗 ⬇️https://t.co/FC5gEC7Twl

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After two-weeks of world leaders coming together in Belem at COP30, lengthy negotiations on climate change have finally drawn to a close.

Read WaterAid's full statement and snapshot analysis here 🔗 https://t.co/FC5gEC7Twl

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#Water is at the ‘epicentre’ of global crises, @wateraid said ahead of #Davos.

Read coverage of @WainwrightTim's response to the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2025.

https://t.co/NkVrF6LVgW

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Illegal Gold Mining - Ghana's 'looming crisis' @AJEnglish @WaterAid_Ghana
“ It's a problem escalating fast and creating a sense among Ghanaians that we are running out of time to protect our country and our people,” Ewurabena Yanyi-Akofur, WaterAid. https://t.co/m3ekz0LNLt.

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As gold prices surge, Ghana faces ‘looming crisis’ over illegal mining | @AJEnglish

Ewurabena Yanyi-Akofur, Country Director of @WaterAid_Ghana told Al Jazeera "it’s a problem that’s escalating fast".

Read more below⬇️
https://t.co/chROj4eWVY