Andrés Hueso González
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Andrés Hueso González
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Sanitation Senior Policy Analyst at @WaterAid
Good shit, only. Former engineer, did a PhD on rural sanitation in India. All views mine.
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Congratulations to #SanitationWorkers research award winners, announced at the @UNC Water and Health conference:
3rd place: S Rajouria and P Mittal
2nd place: Hariprasad VM and NC Narayanan
1st place: Md Tahmidul Islam and co-authors
Details here:
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October 30, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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The 2024 Green Climate Fund guidelines help governments and partners secure funding for climate-resilient sanitation. For the first time, a climate fund has recognised the key role #sanitation plays in making societies resilient to climate change. #WorldEarthDay
www.youtube.com/watch?v=smmnqt9I4Ag
Climate-resilient sanitation in the Green Climate Fund
YouTube video by WaterAid
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April 22, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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READ: 'Empowering sanitation workers: Lessons from a pilot support fund' by @andreshueso.bsky.social

Great reflections & work - incl.
@cljofficial.bsky.social supporting workers in Pakistan to unionise, forming a national association of sewer cleaners.

sanitationworkers.susana.org/blog/39-empo...
Blog - Sanitation Workers Hub
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February 11, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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Very proud that this paper is now out in BMG Global Health: "The persistence of #failure in water, sanitation and hygiene programming: a qualitative study" #WASH #AcademicSky #DevStudies @bmj.com gh.bmj.com/content/10/2... #WASH
The persistence of failure in water, sanitation and hygiene programming: a qualitative study
Introduction Unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) causes millions of deaths and disability-adjusted life-years annually. Despite global progress towards universal WASH, much of WASH programming...
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February 26, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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Today on the sanitation beat.

www.bbc.com/news/article...
'Grease and rags' sewer fatberg blockage ends Bryan Adams concert
The performance in Perth, Australia was postponed due to the blockage of a major sewer.
www.bbc.com
February 10, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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804,721 cholera cases and 5,805 deaths in 2024, says @WHO, a near 50% increase from 2023.
"Drivers are increased flooding related to the climate crisis, combined with poor water and sanitation conditions [and a] lack of cholera vaccines in Africa."
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Dirty water and endless wars: why cholera outbreaks are on the rise again
The number of cases globally has surged since 2021, as war and the climate crisis pile pressure on vaccine supplies
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February 11, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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The most exciting thing in my job over the past few years? My involvement in the sanitation workers empowerment support fund.
Designing it was challenging and exhilarating.
Seeing what the groups achieved was humbling and inspiring.
More in this blog: sanitationworkers.susana.org/blog/39-empo...
February 6, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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What happens to coastal environments when sanitation systems are weak and climate change hits?
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Climate Change and Sewage: A Dangerous Combination for Coastal Communities • The Revelator
Storm surges and sea-level rise damage sanitation systems and threaten ecosystems and human health. We need to take this risk seriously.
therevelator.org
January 20, 2025 at 10:13 AM