WaterAid UK
@wateraid.bsky.social
WaterAid has one goal: to change the world through clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene 💦 www.wateraid.org/uk
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We’re at #COP30, bringing frontline voices and expert insight on:
- Water security
- Climate adaptation
- Climate finance
Our team is available for expert reaction, commentary and interview requests.
📞 Contact us on lucycowie@wateraid.org or +44 (0)20 7793 4537 to connect with our delegates.
- Water security
- Climate adaptation
- Climate finance
Our team is available for expert reaction, commentary and interview requests.
📞 Contact us on lucycowie@wateraid.org or +44 (0)20 7793 4537 to connect with our delegates.
Live from #COP30:
Sol Oyuela, our executive director for Global Policy & Campaigns, tells @theguardian.com that climate change is an international health emergency, directly threatening global health security – and no country is immune.
Sol Oyuela, our executive director for Global Policy & Campaigns, tells @theguardian.com that climate change is an international health emergency, directly threatening global health security – and no country is immune.
November 12, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Live from #COP30:
Sol Oyuela, our executive director for Global Policy & Campaigns, tells @theguardian.com that climate change is an international health emergency, directly threatening global health security – and no country is immune.
Sol Oyuela, our executive director for Global Policy & Campaigns, tells @theguardian.com that climate change is an international health emergency, directly threatening global health security – and no country is immune.
We’re at #COP30, bringing frontline voices and expert insight on:
- Water security
- Climate adaptation
- Climate finance
Our team is available for expert reaction, commentary and interview requests.
📞 Contact us on lucycowie@wateraid.org or +44 (0)20 7793 4537 to connect with our delegates.
- Water security
- Climate adaptation
- Climate finance
Our team is available for expert reaction, commentary and interview requests.
📞 Contact us on lucycowie@wateraid.org or +44 (0)20 7793 4537 to connect with our delegates.
November 10, 2025 at 1:05 PM
We’re at #COP30, bringing frontline voices and expert insight on:
- Water security
- Climate adaptation
- Climate finance
Our team is available for expert reaction, commentary and interview requests.
📞 Contact us on lucycowie@wateraid.org or +44 (0)20 7793 4537 to connect with our delegates.
- Water security
- Climate adaptation
- Climate finance
Our team is available for expert reaction, commentary and interview requests.
📞 Contact us on lucycowie@wateraid.org or +44 (0)20 7793 4537 to connect with our delegates.
We’ve partnered with @news.sky.com & @firstnews.bsky.social on a brand-new film on the water and climate crisis 🌍💧
Featuring our Ethiopia project, part-funded by the UK government, it shows how investing in water supports communities for generations.
Watch 👉 live.firstnews.co.uk/sky-kids-fyi...
Featuring our Ethiopia project, part-funded by the UK government, it shows how investing in water supports communities for generations.
Watch 👉 live.firstnews.co.uk/sky-kids-fyi...
Sky Kids Investigates: Are We Running Out Of Water? - First News Live!
I’m Moksha. I’m ten years old, and I’m a UN Water Week ambassador. I want to talk to you about a water crisis that is happening right now.
live.firstnews.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 11:37 AM
We’ve partnered with @news.sky.com & @firstnews.bsky.social on a brand-new film on the water and climate crisis 🌍💧
Featuring our Ethiopia project, part-funded by the UK government, it shows how investing in water supports communities for generations.
Watch 👉 live.firstnews.co.uk/sky-kids-fyi...
Featuring our Ethiopia project, part-funded by the UK government, it shows how investing in water supports communities for generations.
Watch 👉 live.firstnews.co.uk/sky-kids-fyi...
Sir Stephen Fry and Adjoa Andoh MBE put water centre stage in Water Can’t Wait, our brand-new film launched ahead of #COP30.
Joined by Mya-Rose Craig and Dr Vee, they remind us that the climate crisis is a water crisis.
Joined by Mya-Rose Craig and Dr Vee, they remind us that the climate crisis is a water crisis.
November 6, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Sir Stephen Fry and Adjoa Andoh MBE put water centre stage in Water Can’t Wait, our brand-new film launched ahead of #COP30.
Joined by Mya-Rose Craig and Dr Vee, they remind us that the climate crisis is a water crisis.
Joined by Mya-Rose Craig and Dr Vee, they remind us that the climate crisis is a water crisis.
Deforestation is a ticking time bomb for water security.
122 million people in Ghana, Niger and Nigeria are exposed to unsafe water because of forest loss - that's almost twice the population of the UK.
Read our new research with Tree Aid here 👉 washmatters.wateraid.org/publications...
122 million people in Ghana, Niger and Nigeria are exposed to unsafe water because of forest loss - that's almost twice the population of the UK.
Read our new research with Tree Aid here 👉 washmatters.wateraid.org/publications...
From Roots to Rivers: how deforestation impacts freshwater access | WASH Matters
Read our new research with Tree Aid, which reveals how forest loss in Ghana, Niger and Nigeria is linked to declining freshwater quality and quantity,
washmatters.wateraid.org
November 5, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Deforestation is a ticking time bomb for water security.
122 million people in Ghana, Niger and Nigeria are exposed to unsafe water because of forest loss - that's almost twice the population of the UK.
Read our new research with Tree Aid here 👉 washmatters.wateraid.org/publications...
122 million people in Ghana, Niger and Nigeria are exposed to unsafe water because of forest loss - that's almost twice the population of the UK.
Read our new research with Tree Aid here 👉 washmatters.wateraid.org/publications...
Pakistan’s floods are a warning we can’t ignore.
This year record-breaking floods have affected 7 million people and killed over 1,000.
Our new research, reported exclusively in BBC’s new documentary, reveals how Pakistan’s climate has transformed over 40 years: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
This year record-breaking floods have affected 7 million people and killed over 1,000.
Our new research, reported exclusively in BBC’s new documentary, reveals how Pakistan’s climate has transformed over 40 years: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Lethal Waters: Climate Change in Pakistan
The BBC follows the path of deadly floods and discovers a country trapped in an endless cycle of crisis and recovery, with the poorest paying a crushing price for the rest of the world's decisions.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 3, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Pakistan’s floods are a warning we can’t ignore.
This year record-breaking floods have affected 7 million people and killed over 1,000.
Our new research, reported exclusively in BBC’s new documentary, reveals how Pakistan’s climate has transformed over 40 years: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
This year record-breaking floods have affected 7 million people and killed over 1,000.
Our new research, reported exclusively in BBC’s new documentary, reveals how Pakistan’s climate has transformed over 40 years: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
We've taken more than 30,000 signatures to 10 Downing Street, calling for urgent action on the water and climate crisis.
Now, it's over to the UK government to prioritise the money, skills and technology needed to deliver real change at #COP30.
www.wateraid.org/uk/get-invol...
Now, it's over to the UK government to prioritise the money, skills and technology needed to deliver real change at #COP30.
www.wateraid.org/uk/get-invol...
October 20, 2025 at 4:17 PM
We've taken more than 30,000 signatures to 10 Downing Street, calling for urgent action on the water and climate crisis.
Now, it's over to the UK government to prioritise the money, skills and technology needed to deliver real change at #COP30.
www.wateraid.org/uk/get-invol...
Now, it's over to the UK government to prioritise the money, skills and technology needed to deliver real change at #COP30.
www.wateraid.org/uk/get-invol...
£110 million in 2020
£78 million in 2021
£45 million in 2022
£37 million in 2023
£26 million in 2024
This is how much the UK government has cut WASH spending in four years, in the face of a global water crisis.
In response to FCDO’s new ODA statistics, Tim Wainwright, WaterAid UK’s CE responds:
£78 million in 2021
£45 million in 2022
£37 million in 2023
£26 million in 2024
This is how much the UK government has cut WASH spending in four years, in the face of a global water crisis.
In response to FCDO’s new ODA statistics, Tim Wainwright, WaterAid UK’s CE responds:
September 19, 2025 at 8:58 AM
£110 million in 2020
£78 million in 2021
£45 million in 2022
£37 million in 2023
£26 million in 2024
This is how much the UK government has cut WASH spending in four years, in the face of a global water crisis.
In response to FCDO’s new ODA statistics, Tim Wainwright, WaterAid UK’s CE responds:
£78 million in 2021
£45 million in 2022
£37 million in 2023
£26 million in 2024
This is how much the UK government has cut WASH spending in four years, in the face of a global water crisis.
In response to FCDO’s new ODA statistics, Tim Wainwright, WaterAid UK’s CE responds:
As temperatures soar across the UK, we bet Government officials can't wait to get their hands on a glass of ice cold water 🥵
Maybe it'll remind them that clean water is vital for surviving extreme weather.
If it doesn't, remind them by signing our open letter: www.wateraid.org/uk/get-invol...
Maybe it'll remind them that clean water is vital for surviving extreme weather.
If it doesn't, remind them by signing our open letter: www.wateraid.org/uk/get-invol...
June 20, 2025 at 3:04 PM
As temperatures soar across the UK, we bet Government officials can't wait to get their hands on a glass of ice cold water 🥵
Maybe it'll remind them that clean water is vital for surviving extreme weather.
If it doesn't, remind them by signing our open letter: www.wateraid.org/uk/get-invol...
Maybe it'll remind them that clean water is vital for surviving extreme weather.
If it doesn't, remind them by signing our open letter: www.wateraid.org/uk/get-invol...
"The G7 just overlooked a $200 billion problem in the global economy."
Justin Murgai, CEO of WaterAid Canada, calls on world leaders to prioritise water.
Despite its clear link to economic stability and national security, water was disappointingly absent from every G7 outcome statement.
Justin Murgai, CEO of WaterAid Canada, calls on world leaders to prioritise water.
Despite its clear link to economic stability and national security, water was disappointingly absent from every G7 outcome statement.
June 18, 2025 at 4:05 PM
"The G7 just overlooked a $200 billion problem in the global economy."
Justin Murgai, CEO of WaterAid Canada, calls on world leaders to prioritise water.
Despite its clear link to economic stability and national security, water was disappointingly absent from every G7 outcome statement.
Justin Murgai, CEO of WaterAid Canada, calls on world leaders to prioritise water.
Despite its clear link to economic stability and national security, water was disappointingly absent from every G7 outcome statement.
🚨UK Government ‘turning off the taps for millions’ with aid cuts
Today, the UK Chancellor has confirmed cuts to overseas aid, with Official Development Assistance spending set to stay at 0.3% of GNI until 2027. WaterAid UK's Chief Executive, Tim Wainwright responds⬇️ www.wateraid.org/uk/media/uk-...
Today, the UK Chancellor has confirmed cuts to overseas aid, with Official Development Assistance spending set to stay at 0.3% of GNI until 2027. WaterAid UK's Chief Executive, Tim Wainwright responds⬇️ www.wateraid.org/uk/media/uk-...
June 11, 2025 at 2:38 PM
🚨UK Government ‘turning off the taps for millions’ with aid cuts
Today, the UK Chancellor has confirmed cuts to overseas aid, with Official Development Assistance spending set to stay at 0.3% of GNI until 2027. WaterAid UK's Chief Executive, Tim Wainwright responds⬇️ www.wateraid.org/uk/media/uk-...
Today, the UK Chancellor has confirmed cuts to overseas aid, with Official Development Assistance spending set to stay at 0.3% of GNI until 2027. WaterAid UK's Chief Executive, Tim Wainwright responds⬇️ www.wateraid.org/uk/media/uk-...
Girls face significant barriers to completing school – having a period shouldn't be one of them!
With period-friendly schools, all who menstruate can have:
- Better school attendance.
- More opportunities in work and leadership.
- Greater confidence and gender equality.
#MenstrualHygieneDay
With period-friendly schools, all who menstruate can have:
- Better school attendance.
- More opportunities in work and leadership.
- Greater confidence and gender equality.
#MenstrualHygieneDay
May 28, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Girls face significant barriers to completing school – having a period shouldn't be one of them!
With period-friendly schools, all who menstruate can have:
- Better school attendance.
- More opportunities in work and leadership.
- Greater confidence and gender equality.
#MenstrualHygieneDay
With period-friendly schools, all who menstruate can have:
- Better school attendance.
- More opportunities in work and leadership.
- Greater confidence and gender equality.
#MenstrualHygieneDay
When people who menstruate have access to clean water, decent toilets, good hygiene and education, they can manage their periods with safety and dignity.
This helps girls stay in school longer and has a knock-on effect on the rest of their lives.
#MenstrualHealthDay #MenstruationMatters
This helps girls stay in school longer and has a knock-on effect on the rest of their lives.
#MenstrualHealthDay #MenstruationMatters
May 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM
When people who menstruate have access to clean water, decent toilets, good hygiene and education, they can manage their periods with safety and dignity.
This helps girls stay in school longer and has a knock-on effect on the rest of their lives.
#MenstrualHealthDay #MenstruationMatters
This helps girls stay in school longer and has a knock-on effect on the rest of their lives.
#MenstrualHealthDay #MenstruationMatters
🩸 Here's what people need when they're on their period:
• Clean water
• Decent toilets
• Hygiene services
• Sanitary products
• Accurate information about menstruation
All these things help women, girls and all who menstruate stay healthy, feel confident and challenge taboos.
#MenstrualHygiene
• Clean water
• Decent toilets
• Hygiene services
• Sanitary products
• Accurate information about menstruation
All these things help women, girls and all who menstruate stay healthy, feel confident and challenge taboos.
#MenstrualHygiene
May 26, 2025 at 5:05 AM
🩸 Here's what people need when they're on their period:
• Clean water
• Decent toilets
• Hygiene services
• Sanitary products
• Accurate information about menstruation
All these things help women, girls and all who menstruate stay healthy, feel confident and challenge taboos.
#MenstrualHygiene
• Clean water
• Decent toilets
• Hygiene services
• Sanitary products
• Accurate information about menstruation
All these things help women, girls and all who menstruate stay healthy, feel confident and challenge taboos.
#MenstrualHygiene
Q: What would transform healthcare for mothers and their babies?
A: Access to clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene in healthcare facilities.
At the World Health Assembly in Geneva, we're calling on world leaders to invest in these life-saving essentials.
#WHA78 #WorldHealthAssembly
A: Access to clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene in healthcare facilities.
At the World Health Assembly in Geneva, we're calling on world leaders to invest in these life-saving essentials.
#WHA78 #WorldHealthAssembly
May 23, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Q: What would transform healthcare for mothers and their babies?
A: Access to clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene in healthcare facilities.
At the World Health Assembly in Geneva, we're calling on world leaders to invest in these life-saving essentials.
#WHA78 #WorldHealthAssembly
A: Access to clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene in healthcare facilities.
At the World Health Assembly in Geneva, we're calling on world leaders to invest in these life-saving essentials.
#WHA78 #WorldHealthAssembly
Governments have the power to save the lives of millions of mothers and newborn babies and slow the spread of superbugs.
This year at the World Health Assembly, we are calling on governments to invest in and include water, sanitation and hygiene in their national health policies.
#WHA78
This year at the World Health Assembly, we are calling on governments to invest in and include water, sanitation and hygiene in their national health policies.
#WHA78
May 21, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Governments have the power to save the lives of millions of mothers and newborn babies and slow the spread of superbugs.
This year at the World Health Assembly, we are calling on governments to invest in and include water, sanitation and hygiene in their national health policies.
#WHA78
This year at the World Health Assembly, we are calling on governments to invest in and include water, sanitation and hygiene in their national health policies.
#WHA78
This week at the World Health Assembly in Geneva, we're calling on world leaders to invest in clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene for mothers and babies everywhere.
#WorldHealthAssembly #WHA78 #MaternalHealth
#WorldHealthAssembly #WHA78 #MaternalHealth
May 19, 2025 at 4:26 PM
This week at the World Health Assembly in Geneva, we're calling on world leaders to invest in clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene for mothers and babies everywhere.
#WorldHealthAssembly #WHA78 #MaternalHealth
#WorldHealthAssembly #WHA78 #MaternalHealth
Hundreds of people all over the world have signed-up to our climate-resilient water, sanitation and hygiene services course.
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Join them here 👉 mailchi.mp/ircwash/clim...
May 14, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Hundreds of people all over the world have signed-up to our climate-resilient water, sanitation and hygiene services course.
Join them here 👉 mailchi.mp/ircwash/clim...
Join them here 👉 mailchi.mp/ircwash/clim...
A response to the International Development Committee meeting [1/2] 👇
Support for women & girls alongside access to water, sanitation & hygiene is not charity. It's a critical investment in our shared global future.
Women & girls' lives cannot be gambled in the UK Government's political game.
Support for women & girls alongside access to water, sanitation & hygiene is not charity. It's a critical investment in our shared global future.
Women & girls' lives cannot be gambled in the UK Government's political game.
May 14, 2025 at 8:45 AM
A response to the International Development Committee meeting [1/2] 👇
Support for women & girls alongside access to water, sanitation & hygiene is not charity. It's a critical investment in our shared global future.
Women & girls' lives cannot be gambled in the UK Government's political game.
Support for women & girls alongside access to water, sanitation & hygiene is not charity. It's a critical investment in our shared global future.
Women & girls' lives cannot be gambled in the UK Government's political game.
📢 Ready to make history? Get ready to meet your MP and join the most impactful lobby ever for people, climate and nature.
🗓️ 9th July
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#ActNowChangeForever
The Climate Coalition
On 9th July, thousands people from every corner of the UK will come to Westminster to tell our MPs: this is a moment for leadership that protects what matters most — our health, our nature, our commun...
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May 14, 2025 at 8:27 AM
📢 Ready to make history? Get ready to meet your MP and join the most impactful lobby ever for people, climate and nature.
🗓️ 9th July
📍 Westminster, London
🔗 Register now: eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
#ActNowChangeForever
🗓️ 9th July
📍 Westminster, London
🔗 Register now: eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
#ActNowChangeForever
When designing climate-resilient water, sanitation and hygiene programmes, it is essential to involve those disproportionally impacted by climate change in decisions about adaptation.
Find out how in our latest e-learning course.
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Find out how in our latest e-learning course.
👉 mailchi.mp/ircwash/clim...
May 1, 2025 at 2:26 PM
When designing climate-resilient water, sanitation and hygiene programmes, it is essential to involve those disproportionally impacted by climate change in decisions about adaptation.
Find out how in our latest e-learning course.
👉 mailchi.mp/ircwash/clim...
Find out how in our latest e-learning course.
👉 mailchi.mp/ircwash/clim...
What role can climate-resilient water, sanitation and hygiene services play in improving water security for all?
Find out in our new e-learning course.
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Find out in our new e-learning course.
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Climate resilient water, sanitation and hygiene services
YouTube video by IRC WASH
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April 22, 2025 at 2:44 PM
What role can climate-resilient water, sanitation and hygiene services play in improving water security for all?
Find out in our new e-learning course.
👉 mailchi.mp/ircwash/clim...
Find out in our new e-learning course.
👉 mailchi.mp/ircwash/clim...
A new UN report has revealed widespread drying across Europe.
Yet low-income communities are still the most at risk from climate change – which increases pressure on water access and sanitation systems.
Read our research: washmatters.wateraid.org/publications...
Yet low-income communities are still the most at risk from climate change – which increases pressure on water access and sanitation systems.
Read our research: washmatters.wateraid.org/publications...
April 16, 2025 at 11:15 AM
A new UN report has revealed widespread drying across Europe.
Yet low-income communities are still the most at risk from climate change – which increases pressure on water access and sanitation systems.
Read our research: washmatters.wateraid.org/publications...
Yet low-income communities are still the most at risk from climate change – which increases pressure on water access and sanitation systems.
Read our research: washmatters.wateraid.org/publications...
How can policy makers integrate water, sanitation and hygiene in climate change agendas?
It’s a good question and we’ve got some answers. Take our course on climate-resilient services to find out.
👉 www.ircwash.org/climate-resi...
It’s a good question and we’ve got some answers. Take our course on climate-resilient services to find out.
👉 www.ircwash.org/climate-resi...
April 14, 2025 at 10:42 AM
How can policy makers integrate water, sanitation and hygiene in climate change agendas?
It’s a good question and we’ve got some answers. Take our course on climate-resilient services to find out.
👉 www.ircwash.org/climate-resi...
It’s a good question and we’ve got some answers. Take our course on climate-resilient services to find out.
👉 www.ircwash.org/climate-resi...
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Really pleased to have worked with FCDO and @wateraid.bsky.social colleagues to help deliver this - a really significant signal that even in challenging times there are still no shortage of governments who are serious about making progress on water and climate 💧
A pivotal moment for global action on water!
Yesterday, ministers from seven countries and representatives from the UN and the World Bank came together to tackle the global water crisis at a roundtable hosted by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, supported by WaterAid.
Change starts with water!
Yesterday, ministers from seven countries and representatives from the UN and the World Bank came together to tackle the global water crisis at a roundtable hosted by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, supported by WaterAid.
Change starts with water!
March 14, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Really pleased to have worked with FCDO and @wateraid.bsky.social colleagues to help deliver this - a really significant signal that even in challenging times there are still no shortage of governments who are serious about making progress on water and climate 💧