Emily Christensen Rand

‘Never seems to end’: exhausted quake-hit Vanuatu rebuilds again True cost and psychological toll of the December quake emerges as the Pacific country grapples with its third major disaster in two years

"Half of villages still have no drinking water...At least 4,000 children are set to start school this week in UNICEF-provided tents during the hottest time of the year, in cyclone season."

Thanks @michelleduff.bsky.social at @theguardian.com for writing this.

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So looking forward to WASH DC- WASH DC tonight! Water, Sanitation and Hygiene people in Washington, DC please join us at 1 DuPont Circle now! #OpenDefecationFree

Emergency environmental health forum abstracts call is open! Forum will be hybrid with some participants in Bonn 14, 15, 16th May 2025

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WASH Professionals working on water, sanitation, hygiene, #WASH, #SDG6, 6.1, 6.2, #Handwashing or #MenstruationMatters, please send me a message and I'll add you to this #StarterPack.

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So grateful everyone at the Ministry of Lands in Vanuatu is okay after last month's earthquake. #StructuralEngineers on BlueSky - what are your thoughts on the rebar and concrete blocks shown in these photos? www.facebook.com/share/p/19r9...

I couldn't find a #StarterPack for #WASH professionals working on #SDG6 6.1 & 6.2, so I created this: bsky.app/starter-pack.... Want to join? Who else am I missing?

I couldn't find a #StarterPack for #WASH professionals, so I started one to discuss #WASH with a #SDG 6.1/6.2 focus. Want me to add you? Who else am I missing? bsky.app/starter-pack...

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office on LinkedIn: Frontline work never stops. This Christmastime, David Lammy called aid… Frontline work never stops. This Christmastime, David Lammy called aid workers to thank them for their efforts to solve the most pressing crises we're…

What a wonderful idea! To all my friends who have been aid workers on the frontline during the holidays so many times - Thank you!

UN surge teams mobilise as Vanuatu hit by second earthquake UN agencies are intensifying their response in Vanuatu after a 7.3 magnitude earthquake killed 12 people and injured over 200 earlier this week, with a second 6.1 magnitude tremor on Sunday further ex...

Vanuatu, the most hazard prone country in the world, experienced yet another earthquake last week. Ni-Vanuatu know how to respond during and after an emergency. I understand one of the best ways you can help now is go be a tourist. The vacation venues are ready for you!

news.un.org/en/story/202...

Sawia Steven Noel Earthquake damage only safe drinking water blo community blo Etas..

I've seen many photos of damaged plastic water tanks during Vanuatu's 7.4 earthquake & I took many photos similar to this during cyclones, so engineering friends who wants to design some tank strapping that is really easy to install? #EngineeringChallenge #DesignThinking #HumanCenteredDesign

Where did that come from 0 to 200 in less than 2 minutes. Our young quest just made it out.!!. Never seen anything like it and still rising. | By Carolyn | Facebook Where did that come from 0 to 200 in less than 2 minutes. Our young quest just made it out.!!. Never seen anything like it and still rising.

Looks like they were correct, as 2 days later fast raising water is now being reported.

YUMI TOKTOK STRET | Villagers Concerned Over Dropping River Levels at Mele and Mele Maat | Facebook Villagers Concerned Over Dropping River Levels at Mele and Mele Maat Residents of Mele and Mele Maat are growing increasingly anxious as they observe unusual drops in their local river levels...

Wise community members in Vanuatu notice low river levels & warn others that landslides during the 7.4 earthquake may have blocked the river’s natural flow upstream which could eventually breach, leading to a sudden and catastrophic flash flood.

What to know about Vanuatu, the Pacific island nation struggling to recover from a massive quake Efforts to recover bodies of people trapped in collapsed buildings continues in the earthquake-hit Pacific nation of Vanuatu.

“It’s a rush against time to get water trucks organized for those areas so that we prevent a second disaster, which is a diarrhea outbreak,” Brecht Mommen, a @UNICEF water, sanitation and hygiene specialist based in Vanuatu speaking after the earthquake on the 18th.

apnews.com/article/vanu...

An estimated 40,000 children are in need of humanitarian assistance after a devastating 7.3 magnitude earthquake hit Vanuatu yesterday, followed by several major aftershocks.

#Vanuatu

www.unicef.org/press-releas...

Thanks to a new tank the two tanks could supply all normally, however, given the transmission line damage it'll be awhile. Note, the hospital has water. They'll be another update tomorrow. (I'm pretty sure I remember Bislama well enough that my translation of the water portion of this is correct)

10K views · 291 reactions | 📌UPDEIT: UNELCO - 10:15AM Fredric Petit Managing Director UNELCO i konfemem long VBTC NEWS seh oli no sua iet seh wetaem bae Port Vila i risivim bak... | By VBTC News | Fa... 📌UPDEIT: UNELCO - 10:15AM Fredric Petit Managing Director UNELCO i konfemem long VBTC NEWS seh oli no sua iet seh wetaem bae Port Vila i risivim bak...

Thanks to UNELCO/ENGIE usually one can drink water from the tap in Port Vila, Vanuatu. The pump station, chlorination and two tanks are fine, but the earthquake damaged three tanks and many underground pipes. Everyone is being asked to conserve water. www.facebook.com/reel/1353454...

The new Vanuatu Ministry of Lands building damaged during yesterday's 7.4 Earthquake. For WASH Friends, all Department of Water Resources friends are accounted for.

There is no running water in Port Vila due to Earthquake damage. Vanuatu's capital usually has amazing water that everyone drinks from the tap thanks to @UNELCO @ENGIE. Unfortunately, @unicef.org reporting higher diarrhea already.

Hi everyone. We just got power and water restored, albeit a bit tenuously.

Here's the National Disaster Management Offfice situation report:

A 7.4 earthquake ended communications, destroyed >4 buildings, & damaged water supply, but I am sure the incredibly resilient people of Vanuatu are doing all they can to help others help.unicef.org, www.facebook.com/share/p/18GL..., www.facebook.com/share/p/1EEY..., www.facebook.com/share/p/1DuH...

The K.I.N.D. Fund Opens Doors to Education in Malawi The K.I.N.D. (Kids in Need of Desks) Fund provides desks for schools and high school scholarships for girls in Malawi. [video]

In Malawi, where public high school isn’t free, girls are often the first to drop out, cutting short their dreams and potential. But with support from UNICEF and MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell, the K.I.N.D. (Kids in Need of Desks) Fund is changing that.

Here, one student shares her #KINDFund story:

Ralph Regenvanu, Special Envoy for Climate Change and
Environment for #Vanuatu: "I choose my words carefully when I say that this may well be the most consequential case in the history of humanity. Let us not allow future generations to look back and wonder why the cause of their doom was condoned."

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The EPA is limiting "forever chemicals" in water? Finally! PFAS don't even taste good

Bar chart of polling data from Data For Progress. Title: Voters Strongly Support Having a Publicly Owned Utility as Their Utility Provider. Description: Publicly owned utility companies allow consumers to elect local utility board representatives, who oversee the utility provider by setting policies that affect energy rates, services, and the energy sources that provide electricity to an area. Would you support or oppose having a publicly owned utility as your local utility provider? All likely voters — Support: 68%, Oppose: 18% Democrat — Support: 71%, Oppose: 16% Independent / Third party — Support: 66%, Oppose: 18% Republican — Support: 67%, Oppose: 19% October 20–21, 2023 survey of 1,222 likely voters.

We also find that 68% of voters support having a publicly owned utility as their utility provider, including 71% of Democrats, 66% of Independents, and 67% of Republicans. www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2023/10...