Live Q&A: What is the future of innovation for water and sanitation? What are the interesting inventions that work, and where are new solutions ...

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Live Q&A: What is the future of innovation for water and sanitation? What are the interesting inventions that work, and where are new solutions needed most? Join an expert panel on 17 November, 3-4.30pm GMT, to discuss Innovation is often cited as an enabler of sustainable development. Donors, NGOs and governments support new initiatives and technologies to reach the millions who lack access to water and sanitation, and a number of prizes and challenges encourage entrepreneurs to develop solutions to the same problems. But does the water, sanitation and hygiene sector (Wash) need such innovation? “There isn’t much that needs improvement about having a tap connected to mains water and using a toilet that flushes into a sewer,” says Remi Kaupp, urban sanitation specialist at WaterAid. “The main ingredients needed to achieve universal water and sanitation coverage are well known, and they are not glamourous.” https://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2016/nov/10/live-qa-what-is-the-future-of-innovation-for-water-and-sanitation?CMP=share_btn_tw

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