Andrés Hueso González

Congratulations to #SanitationWorkers research award winners, announced at the @UNC Water and Health conference:
3rd place: S Rajouria and P Mittal
2nd place: Hariprasad VM and NC Narayanan
1st place: Md Tahmidul Islam and co-authors
Details here:
sanitationworkers.susana.org/blog/54-sani...

YouTube video by WaterAid Climate-resilient sanitation in the Green Climate Fund

The 2024 Green Climate Fund guidelines help governments and partners secure funding for climate-resilient sanitation. For the first time, a climate fund has recognised the key role #sanitation plays in making societies resilient to climate change. #WorldEarthDay
www.youtube.com/watch?v=smmnqt9I4Ag

¡Qué bien!
¡Mucho por hacer!

READ: 'Empowering sanitation workers: Lessons from a pilot support fund' by @andreshueso.bsky.social

Great reflections & work - incl.
@cljofficial.bsky.social supporting workers in Pakistan to unionise, forming a national association of sewer cleaners.

sanitationworkers.susana.org/blog/39-empo...

The persistence of failure in water, sanitation and hygiene programming: a qualitative study Introduction Unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) causes millions of deaths and disability-adjusted life-years annually. Despite global progress towards universal WASH, much of WASH programming...

Very proud that this paper is now out in BMG Global Health: "The persistence of #failure in water, sanitation and hygiene programming: a qualitative study" #WASH #AcademicSky #DevStudies @bmj.com gh.bmj.com/content/10/2... #WASH

'Grease and rags' sewer fatberg blockage ends Bryan Adams concert The performance in Perth, Australia was postponed due to the blockage of a major sewer.

Today on the sanitation beat.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Dirty water and endless wars: why cholera outbreaks are on the rise again The number of cases globally has surged since 2021, as war and the climate crisis pile pressure on vaccine supplies

804,721 cholera cases and 5,805 deaths in 2024, says @WHO, a near 50% increase from 2023.
"Drivers are increased flooding related to the climate crisis, combined with poor water and sanitation conditions [and a] lack of cholera vaccines in Africa."
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

The most exciting thing in my job over the past few years? My involvement in the sanitation workers empowerment support fund.
Designing it was challenging and exhilarating.
Seeing what the groups achieved was humbling and inspiring.
More in this blog: sanitationworkers.susana.org/blog/39-empo...

Climate Change and Sewage: A Dangerous Combination for Coastal Communities • The Revelator Storm surges and sea-level rise damage sanitation systems and threaten ecosystems and human health. We need to take this risk seriously.

What happens to coastal environments when sanitation systems are weak and climate change hits?
therevelator.org/climate-chan...