Why Emergency Water Disinfection Matters in 2026: A Conversation with Kate Devereux
In 2026, emergency water disinfection is back at the centre of the global water conversation. Flooding, displacement, damaged infrastructure and cholera outbreaks are once again exposing how quickly access to safe drinking water can be disrupted, especially in emergency and humanitarian settings. According to the WHO (World Health Organisation), 18,715 new cholera and acute watery […]
Aquatabs in Niger: when safe water becomes a women-led microenterprise
It’s 2016, in Niger’s Maradi region. Amina Harouna tries to sell something that many people don’t trust. A small tablet that could make their drinking water safer. It wasn’t the kind of product you could “prove” with a poster or a single community meeting. People were sceptical, and some simply didn’t believe it worked. But […]