With the launch of Blue Gold, the European Water Partnership (EWP) is creating a communication platform for the EWP, its members, the European water community, stakeholders and those interested in water at large.
Blue Gold is in important tool in achieving EWP's mission to be an action-oriented forum for all stakeholders including local, national and European governmental agencies, knowledge institutes, business, non-governmental organizations, public and private financial institutions, end-users and civil society groups. It constitutes a platform for exchanging views, finding solutions for water challenges in wider Europe and stimulating cooperation and partnerships.
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WaterAid rsanitation eport released at the G8 Hokkaido summit in Japan
Tackling the Silent Killer – The Case for Sanitation
This report sets out a framing case for the importance of sanitation in securing progress across the health, education and economic MDGs. The paper highlights the profound impact of poor sanitation on child mortality and points to compelling evidence that poor sanitation may be the biggest contributing factor to child deaths in the developing world. The paper points to the failure of the international aid system to respond to evidence (or historical experience) for strategic or ‘smart’ interventions that can drive the necessary rapid developmental gains if the MDGs are to be realized.
link to report http://www.wateraid.org/documents/tacking_the_silent_killer_the_case_for_sanitation.pdf
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