When Hunger Meets Unsafe Water: Why safe drinking water must be part of emergency nutrition and WASH response
Across many of the world’s most severe humanitarian crises, hunger and unsafe water are becoming inseparable threats. When families are displaced by conflict, when markets collapse, when health services are overwhelmed and when water systems fail, the risks multiply quickly. People are not only facing hunger. They are also facing dehydration, diarrhoeal disease, cholera, malnutrition, […]
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 […]
Building Reliable Water Systems for Underserved Communities
Access to safe drinking water should be part of everyday life. Yet for millions of people around the world, particularly in rural and underserved areas, it remains a daily challenge. Despite global progress over the past two decades, around 2.1 billion people still lack access to safely managed drinking water services, meaning water that is […]