Global Water Challenge
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Water/Climate
Global Water Challenge Most of us don't think about water; we turn on a tap and clean water flows readily. Yet for more than 884 million people, water is a constant concern: Will the taps run? Will there be enough water? Will it be clean?
Basic human privacy and dignity are denied to 2.5 billion people who have no access to a safe toilet.
Water is the source of life. Without clean water and sanitation people get sick, children miss school, and the cycle of poverty is perpetuated. Millions die prematurely from water-related diseases. As water scarcity becomes more acute, the global water crisis could lead to violent conflicts.
Water challenges have solutions. Global Water Challenge (GWC) is a coalition of 24 leading organizations creating a global movement of transformational change around water and sanitation. GWC focuses on collaborative learning, connecting leaders, and investing in sustainable, scalable and replicable projects. Our goal is universal access to clean water and safe sanitation. For further information click on the following link http://www.globalwaterchallenge.org Overview To achieve our goal of universal access to clean water and safe sanitation, all GWC projects are sustainable, replicable and scalable by local communities and national governments. GWC is committed to learning from past projects, connecting those who can help each other, and investing and leveraging financial or policy support for innovative projects. SUSTAINABLEAll projects must have long-term plans. It is estimated that half of all water and sanitation projects fail after 5 years. Sustainable projects maintain the local water source and build local capacity in order to maintain and operate a water system. This requires the involvement of the local community, local government, and local businesses. For each system that doesn't have to be replaced, more resources will be available in the future for new projects. REPLICABLEGWC measures impacts and benefits consistently, communicating these clearly throughout the project. Monitoring programs and sharing information helps communities, governments, local entrepreneurs, and non-profits working in this sector. Having access to results allows leaders in the field to replicate the program on their own. SCALEABLEGWC invests in successful models with the potential to expand beyond a particular area. These models should be flexible enough to meet the demands of individual localities.
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