Proximity of drinking water pipes to sewer lines poses health concerns, watchdog warns
The city’s inspector general says that sewer lines are too close to water mains, a problem the city has known about since ...
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As the rainforest gets drier, Amazon Indigenous groups thirst for clean water
In some Amazon rivers in Brazil, cases of diseases related to inadequate basic sanitation, such as malaria and acute diarrhea ...
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‘It’s embarrassing’: Indonesia’s civil servants bemoan lack of toilet paper, drinking water as Prabowo’s budget cuts bite
Indonesian civil servants question President Prabowo Subianto’s budget efficiency drive while analysts caution against a ...
The Guardian Nigeria3d
Open defecation: How bureaucracy, structural inefficiency stall eradication target
Despite the 2025 deadline to end open defecation, 48 million Nigerians are still neck-deep in the practice. While the federal government struggles to make some impact, subnational governments are ...
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Woman without water for three days calls Thames Water bill hike proposal ‘greed’
A London resident who has been without water for more than three days has said Thames Water’s plan to charge customer even ...
Hong Kong plans to ban substandard tiny apartments. Low-income families fear higher rents
Hong Kong plans to crack down on poor-quality subdivided flats are leaving many low-income residents uncertain about their ...