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Looking back on World Water Week 2022: Local communities in the driving seat?
07.09.22 Amsterdam
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Sareen Malik and Dieneke van der Wijk about the water crisis: ‘The world has woken up’
05.09.22 Amsterdam
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Learning in the WASH SDG Consortium: how to reflect, share and inspire
30.08.22 Amsterdam
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Sareen Malik on the worldwide water crisis: ‘Women should sit at the table when decisions are being made’
22.08.22 Amsterdam
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Dieneke van der Wijk: “I admire the resilience of women”
02.08.22 Amsterdam
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How Climate change activism is propelling women in Kenya into politics
28.07.22 Kenya
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World Water Week 2022: Looking forward with us
28.07.22 Amsterdam
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In this Nepali community, climate change is mostly felt through water
The effects of climate change are abundantly clear to be observed in water: 90% of climate risks are water-related. Financing adaptation is more crucial than ever.
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Dealing with the water crisis in Bangladesh, the story of Mahmuda
Dealing with the water crisis is dealing with climate change in Bangladesh. Women and girls are disproportionately affected. Read Mahmuda Begum's story.
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Jane Nyamwamu about the impact of the Water Justice Fund: 'Women can do magic'
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