The Latest Breaking News from WaterAid

UN warns of ‘draining humanity’s lifeblood’ amid worsening water scarcity

Secretary general urges countries to tackle ‘vampiric overconsumption’, water guzzling industries and climate crisis

The Guardian - US · Mar 22, 2023

My 72-hour labour was a nightmare. But at least I had access to clean water

It is a shocking fact that more than 16 million women give birth every year without this basic necessity. This cannot go on, says chef, author and presenter Nadiya Hussain

The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2023

In brutal drought, Kenyan herders look for hope underground

Generations of East Africans have tapped groundwater in the desert to survive in parched lands

The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2022

Huge mud toilet sculpture unveiled at Glastonbury to warn against climate change

Festival-goers will see the 2.5-metre high model which has been built using Glastonbury’s own mud.

The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2022

Glastonbury Festival to have first ever women's 'squat-and-go' urinal

"Women shouldn’t have to wait in longer queues for something as simple as going for a pee"

Bristol Post · Jun 21, 2022

Sir Ringo Starr joins campaign to send postcards to Prime Minister for WaterAid

The limited-edition postcards will be officially launched at Glastonbury festival.

The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2022

A quarter of women struggled to afford period products in the last year, study finds

One in five women and girls have relied on free period products from work, school or a charity

The Independent UK · May 24, 2022

How the climate crisis is tipping the balance to threaten Cambodia’s fishing communities

These photographs document how climate change is creating an ecological crisis for the Tonle Sap lake in Cambodia, and the struggles of the local communities whose livelihoods are now under threat

The Independent UK · May 6, 2022

Sisters of the Moon: New dystopian photo series highlights the impact lack of water has on women and girls

WaterAid and award-winning artist Poulomi Basu teamed up to create this new thought-provoking project

The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2022

The urgent need for clean water – at home and abroad

Letters: Christine McGourty, the chief executive of Water UK, calls for collaboration between companies and regulators to improve the health of UK rivers, while Claire Seaward of WaterAid warns of the spread of drug-resistant infections through dirty water

The Guardian - UK · Jan 23, 2022