by Polly Markandya | Jan 22, 2021 | News
As a large number of children around the world return to school, how do we ensure the environment they study in is safe? As uncertainty continues to loom with the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, ensuring water, sanitation and hygiene services in schools has never been more...
by Polly Markandya | Oct 29, 2020 | News
As we mark World Cities Day 2020 on Saturday, new research from WSUP shines light on the complex needs of marginalised communities in cities. The analysis rated 17 differing services in Accra, Ghana, and Nairobi, Kenya and found that, consistently, residents placed...
by Polly Markandya | Oct 15, 2020 | News
This year, on Global Handwashing Day, the need for everyone to be able to wash their hands with soap has never been clearer. The devastating effects of the Covid-19 pandemic have shown the importance of universal hand hygiene as the simplest and most effective way to...
by Polly Markandya | Apr 7, 2020 | News
By Sam Drabble, Acting Head of Evaluation, Research & Learning For the one billion people living in informal urban settlements in the Global South, the spread of coronavirus poses an imminent threat that could prove catastrophic. A range of factors makes...
by Polly Markandya | Mar 25, 2020 | News
Access to clean water and good hygiene have never been more important. A message from our CEO Neil Jeffery I wanted to share with you an update on WSUP’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Over the last week, we have been working tirelessly to reorient our...