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A viral awareness movement around the Clean Water Crisis in 2025 highlights one of the most alarming humanitarian and environmental challenges facing the world today. Despite scientific advances and growing awareness, billions of people continue to suffer from limited or unsafe access to potable water, sanitation, and hygiene.
Scope of the Crisis According to the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF, about one in four people—2.1 billion globally—still lack access to safely managed drinking water, while 3.4 billion lack adequate sanitation, and 1.7 billion lack basic hygiene facilities. In some regions, … Continue reading
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Policy Brief: The Risk of Forever Chemicals to Water Systems in Developing Countries
Overview Developing countries face a dual threat to their water security: persistent contamination from “forever chemicals” (PFAS) and rapidly deteriorating water infrastructure. Together, these challenges threaten public health, environmental stability, and national development goals. Background Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) … Continue reading
Policy Brief: The Risk of Forever Chemicals to Water Systems in Ghana and Sub-Saharan Africa
Overview Ghana and much of Sub-Saharan Africa face an emerging but critical threat to water safety — the infiltration of forever chemicals (PFAS) into already strained and deteriorating water systems.Combined with rapid urbanization, industrial expansion, and outdated infrastructure, this contamination … Continue reading
Challenges and Comparison: Atmospheric Water Generation (AWG) vs. Seawater Desalination
Limitations of Atmospheric Water Generation (AWG) Atmospheric Water Generation (AWG) has not proven to be a viable solution to the massive shortage of clean water in areas that need it most. Several factors have contributed to its limited effectiveness: AWG … Continue reading
Why hasn’t offshore desalination solved coastal clean water shortages?
That’s an excellent and complex question — and it gets to the heart of one of the biggest paradoxes in modern water management: we live on a planet covered in water, yet most of it is unusable. Offshore desalination — … Continue reading