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A wonderful final plenary for the week! A big thank you to all of our panelists from today and the previous days this week who partook in our insightful and informative discussions #UNCWaterandHealth
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For the final plenary of #UNCWaterandHealth, @StateDept and @USAIDWater colleagues - @Katchinoff, @lschecht, and Rami Wehbeh from USAID/Lebanon - are talking through the implications of the #globalwaterstrategy and White House Action Plan on global water security.
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As Rami Wehbeh () mentioned during the plenary, we must approach interventions at the mission level holistically. It is important to think how all of the projects are serving a purpose towards a water secure world and climate resilient countries. #UNCWaterandHealth
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Good morning and welcome to the last day of the #UNCWaterandHealth Conference! The plenary this morning, “The White House, Congress, and the United Nations: A Global Pivot on Water” will start at 10:30am and include guests from the State Department, the US Senate, USAID, and ANEW
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Our last poster presentation and happy hour is taking place right now from 4:30-5:30pm! Be sure to stop by to support and learn something new from one of the many presenters. #UNCWaterandHealth
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Is the biggest capacity development need to help translate research and practice to wider audiences? Enable scientists to join policy discussions, workers to join conversation + water peeps to contextualise risks alongside energy, climate, health etc. risks. #UNCWaterandHealth
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We hope you are enjoying your meal! Remember we are having a Toolkit session in the Sunflower room and a Careers in WASH session in the Mangolia room featuring Joyce Kisiangani (Aquaya) and Dr. James Winter (USAID). #UNCWaterandHealth
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Johannes Cullmann is looking for game-changers before the UN Water Conference which is the midterm review for the Water Action Decade. They are “mandated by sheer power, community behind them, and possibility to do things”. Which ones do you want to see? #UNCWaterandHealth
As mentioned “Create the momentum and don’t lose that momentum to guide member states and stakeholders”. Involving everyone and having our voices heard is critical. #UNCWaterandHealth
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Representative Eqriselda Lopez (El Salvador) is giving it to us straight at the #UNCWaterandHealth. We have to mobilize to influence the UN water agenda and to make sure change happens. It's our responsibility to drive global change.
@UNC_Water_Inst #womeninwater
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Yesterday the took part in a presentation on toxic metals in drinking water at the #UNCWaterandHealth conference discussing the contents of their report with the focus on prevention. You can download the technical brief here:
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Good morning from Day 4 of the #UNCWaterandHealth conference! Make sure to stop by for our plenary today of “Advancing the WASH Agenda in 2023” in the Auditorium from 10:30am-12pm where the UN Water Conference taking place next March will be discussed. Don’t miss it!
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Great Technology Showcase presentation during lunch today by Amy Lei on Bacto Crop’s microbial crop cultivation system! #uncwaterandhealth
looking forward to playing the #uncwaterandhealth conference tonight playing original #ska and #rocksteady songs from our new record
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A big congratulations and thank you to all of the award winners for their work on Sanitation Workers Research. And thank you to for the moving words in support and recognition of those sanitation workers #UNCWaterAndHealth
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A very insightful plenary session from members of discussing Haiti’s present and future of the drinking water and sanitation sectors. What stood out to you from what the speakers mentioned?
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There is an exciting plenary session, “Current State and Future of the Water and Sanitation Sectors in Haiti,” today with panelists from DINEPA. Join us at 10:30am in the Grumman Auditorium or online to see this session #uncwaterandhealth
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Good morning from us and our amazing volunteers! Welcome to Day 3 of the #uncwaterandhealth Conference!
See our online Conference Program for information on the sessions today and throughout the week. Program: assets.website-files.com/612ff65cbe2ea7
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Are we washing out the true impacts of our WaSH interventions?
WaSh interventions may be missing the bigger picture around efficiency without seasonality.
WaSH interventions may be performing better than estimated in lower climatic pressures
#UNCWaterandHealth Sydney Hubbard
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Interested in purchasing some #uncwaterandhealth drinkware? Come by the registration table in front of the Jessamine!
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Community meetings and intense door-to-door sales attempts were most effective in driving increases in basic sanitation, but households preferred to use a mason they already knew rather than one trained by the project. #UNCWaterandHealth
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We hope you are enjoying lunch! We are having two Lunch sessions: a Technology Showcase in the Sunflower Room and a Careers in WASH session in the Magnolia room with Dr. Rick Johnston (JMP) and Dr. Christine Stauber (Georgia State).
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A wonderful conclusion to our 2nd plenary session from the #UNCWaterandHealth conference on innovation capacity building. Our panelists emphasized the importance of: following up, incentives to spur innovation, impact outcomes, and thinking holistically. What else would you add?
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Don't miss the plenary “Driving WASH Sector Strengthening: Developing the Capacity to Innovate,” taking place today at 10:30am EDT in the Grumman Auditorium. The session will discuss the capacity development and innovation accelerators in the UN Water SDG 6 Acceleration Framework
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A great start to #UNCWaterandHealth, my first in person, great catching up with old friends, making new ones and meeting online friends in person. Here is my summary of Day 1
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Day 2 of the 2022 #UNCWaterAndHealth Conference! Want to see what sessions and events will be held today? Check out Daily Agenda: waterinstitute.unc.edu/our-work/2022-
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“If you can remember one thing from our session, the person buying your [WASH] product won’t be the one using your product.” Esther Shaylor, UNICEF
How then can we understand what the *buyers* of sanitation products want?
#UNCWaterandHealth
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We have two lunch sessions being held now! Dr. David Berendes (CDC) and Ms. Esther Shaylor (UNICEF) will be hosting a Spotlight on Careers in WaSH session in Magnolia and a Toolkit session will be hosted in Sunflower #uncwaterandhealth
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Opening plenary: Our panelists greatly appreciate new reports on State of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene based on SDG acceleration framework, focus on governance, and the need for governments to lead, but how will we measure the impact of the reports? #UNCwaterandhealth
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While data on many aspects of WASH in HCFs are limited, they are growing, and show significant disparities for women and people with disabilities (Rick Johnston, JMP), and closing data gaps is leading to action (John Brogan, Helvetas) #UNCwaterandheath
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You won’t want to miss our plenary session today, “Current State and Future Trends of the WASH Sector” covering the WHO and UNICEF reports on drinking water, sanitation, and hand hygiene. Join us in the Grumman Auditorium or online from 10:30am – 12:00pm EDT #uncwaterandhealth
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It’s here! Welcome to the first day of the #UNCWaterAndHealth Conference! Check out the Daily Agenda to see the lineup of sessions for today: waterinstitute.unc.edu/our-work/2022-
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Registering and paying prior to your arrival will greatly expedite our check-in process at the Friday Center, so please remember to do so before you arrive!
In-Person Registration: nciph-events.sph.unc.edu/portal/events/
Instructions for Paying Online: mcusercontent.com/b41c2458c63f15
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Avoid the line tomorrow morning! Come by the Friday Center today between 2:00pm and 5:00pm for early registration #uncwaterandhealth
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We’re excited to announce that guests from the National Directorate of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DINEPA) of Haiti will be speaking at the 2022 UNC Water and Health Conference! Come check out this plenary session on Wednesday, Oct.26th at 10:30AM EDT. #uncwaterandhealth
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Don’t miss out on the 2022 UNC Water and Health conference closing plenary, “The White House, Congress, and the United Nations: A Global Pivot on Water” on Friday 10/28 at 10:30am EST with guests from the State Department, the US Senate, USAID, and ANEW
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Big thank you to all the sponsors of the 2022 UNC Water and Health Conference. This event would not be possible without you!
It’s not too late to sponsor this year’s conference! See this link to learn about sponsor packages and benefits: assets.website-files.com/612ff65cbe2ea7
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It’s here! Check out our website to see the full agenda for the 2022 UNC Water and Health Conference, including the sessions, presenters, and events you can expect to see.
waterinstitute.unc.edu/our-work/2022-
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It's the last week to submit your Shoutout and Welcome videos for the 2022 UNC Water and Health Conference! See this link for information on the two videos and how to submit
mcusercontent.com/b41c2458c63f15
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