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Global Waters tells the story of USAID's water-related efforts around the globe, featuring in-depth articles exploring solutions to local as well as global water challenges, opinion pieces by development professionals, and first-hand accounts from stakeholders and beneficiaries.

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  • H2O Maghreb Empowers Moroccan Women to Play New Roles in Sustainable Water Management

    H2O Maghreb Empowers Moroccan Women to Play New Roles in Sustainable Water Management

    When Saadia started working as an engineer for a public water utility in Morocco, she was always “the only woman at the table,” she…
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    USAID Water Team
    Jun 22
    A Billion Dollar Loan Fund, and the Path to Better-run Water Utilities

    A Billion Dollar Loan Fund, and the Path to Better-run Water Utilities

    As of 2020, Vietnam had the highest levels of rural water coverage among any country of comparable economic level, with coverage equivalent…
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    USAID Water Team
    Jun 13
    Keeping it REAL for the Future of Rural Water Services Delivery

    Keeping it REAL for the Future of Rural Water Services Delivery

    Providing safe, reliable water supply to rural populations is among the most difficult challenges of international development. Water…
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    USAID Water Team
    Apr 25
    Using Wastewater Surveillance to Monitor COVID-19

    Using Wastewater Surveillance to Monitor COVID-19

    As we enter the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, many national and local governments are turning to a surprising source of data to…
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    USAID Water Team
    Apr 1
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    10 Ways USAID is addressing Water Scarcity in Iraq

    10 Ways USAID is addressing Water Scarcity in Iraq

    Abdi Ali, a farmer in Ninewa, proudly shows off a recently harvested pepper. USAID equipped Ali’s farm with a solar panel to pump water…
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    USAID Water Team
    Mar 16
    Closing the Equity Gap: Water and Sanitation Data Can Help Us to Ensure No One is Left Behind

    Closing the Equity Gap: Water and Sanitation Data Can Help Us to Ensure No One is Left Behind

    New data revealing disparities in access to water and sanitation by ethnic group offer a powerful tool to help policymakers, program…
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    USAID Water Team
    Mar 4
    Clean Hands Save Lives

    Clean Hands Save Lives

    Sustaining Positive Handwashing Behavior Change During COVID-19 and Beyond
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    USAID Water Team
    Oct 12, 2021
    Confronting Climate Uncertainty Head on in the Philippines

    Confronting Climate Uncertainty Head on in the Philippines

    “With new and improved data-driven analyses capabilities and better, more frequent reporting accompanied by resonating public…
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    USAID Water Team
    Mar 3, 2021
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    Going Beyond Taps and Toilets in the Sahel

    Going Beyond Taps and Toilets in the Sahel

    Burkina Faso and Niger have some of the lowest rates of access to safe water and sanitation in the world. Water scarcity and water…
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    USAID Water Team
    Mar 3, 2021
    Building Resilience into a River Basin

    Building Resilience into a River Basin

    Imagine a river basin — the rivers, tributaries, creeks, and wetlands that gather water and deliver it to the sea — as the vital network…
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    USAID Water Team
    Mar 2, 2021
    The Year in Review

    The Year in Review

    USAID Water Security, Sanitation, and Hygiene Highlights from 2020
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    USAID Water Team
    Dec 15, 2020
    Strengthening Drought Monitoring Across the Middle East and North Africa

    Strengthening Drought Monitoring Across the Middle East and North Africa

    In one of the world’s most water-stressed regions, USAID and partners are helping create more resilient communities by preparing them to…
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    USAID Water Team
    Nov 18, 2020
    Lessons from Tanzania: Maximizing Market-Based Sanitation’s Potential

    Lessons from Tanzania: Maximizing Market-Based Sanitation’s Potential

    Businesses and social enterprises are providing essential, low-cost water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) products in rural and peri-urban…
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    USAID Water Team
    Nov 18, 2020
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