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Rémi Kaupp
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Executive Director of , ex- and , writing in . I tweet toilet-related stuff. Disclaimer: I enjoy talking crap.
cbsa.globalJoined May 2011
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Hi Twitter devs let go today: I’m sorry. Maybe you’re in the mood to do some good for the world? Work from anywhere, set your own schedule. We build infrastructure for water, sanitation, health, and emergencies.
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“If there was ever a time for fire in the belly and a radical politics of hope, it is now.”
As we grieve and honor the legacy of Mike Davis, we've made his classic book, City of Quartz, free to download.
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I would like to re-build our scientific & academic network on Mastodon. Try it & see how you like it.
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Day 2 of #UNCWaterandHealth and I'm beginning to see why everyone raves about this conference! Here's my summary from today
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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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Nurses as heroes? Think again 
"The hero discourse is not a neutral expression of appreciation and sentimentality, but rather a tool employed to accomplish multiple aims such as the normalization of nurses’ exposure to risk"
- sciencedirect.com/science/articl
"The hero discourse is not a neutral expression of appreciation and sentimentality, but rather a tool employed to accomplish multiple aims such as the normalization of nurses’ exposure to risk"
- sciencedirect.com/science/articl
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Le pS-Eau recherche son ou sa future Directeur.rice Général.e !
Candidatures à faire parvenir à grondin@pseau.org et recrutement@pseau.org
Dans l'idéal, la prise de poste se fera début 2023.
linkedin.com/posts/ps-eau_o
#Eau #Assainissement #Recrutement
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Where’s that Africa Centre for the Study of the UK? 🤡🤡🤡
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call for abstracts!
WASH Economics conference, 30-31 March 2023
Hybrid: London & Zoom
Full PDF call:
👉 washeconomics.com/conference/
- 300-400wd abstract by 18 Nov
- non-econs encouraged to submit
- funding for LMIC ECRs from
- free!
- and I organising
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Bad situation in Haiti getting worse as humanitarian orgs call for a “corridor”. Gangs are blocking the port which means fuel can’t get out. Gas costs $40/gallon on the black market.
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YES! Improving sanitation can do so much more than health benefits, and this way of measuring quality of life makes so much sense. Well linked to what makes a difference in people's lives, and to why we do sanitation to start with.
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NEW: impact of better toilets on quality of life outcomes (privacy, disgust, etc.).
Sanitation is about more than disease.
bmjopen.bmj.com/content/12/10/
Out in @BMJ_Open today
- big effect on @SanQoL_measure (1.6 std deviations)
- small effect on mental wellbeing (0.2 SD)
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Out in @BMJ_Open today
- big effect on @SanQoL_measure (1.6 std deviations)
- small effect on mental wellbeing (0.2 SD)
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On Sunday, Haiti’s government confirmed at least 8 cholera deaths for the first time in three years. SOIL provides safely managed sanitation services to people living in Cap-Haitien, one of Haiti’s largest and most populated cities. #Haiti #Sanitation
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Haiti confirms cholera deaths as fuel shortage, protests hamper access to clean water miamiherald.com/news/nation-wo
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Interesting - these are the months when pit emptying demand tends to go up. A good additional business when your piped water provision brings less?
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Very consistent with what is seen in other geographies - can be as high as 50% difference in countries like Cambodia twitter.com/JohannaKoehler…
Important reminder for the #globaldev community that tokenistic "challenges", often led by celebrities, will not lead to structural, positive change
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Real question is, does it include faecal sludge? (NOT the same as wastewater!)
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Global methane emissions from human activities (%) - wastewater and solid waste feature prominently 
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Once I wanted to save the world. Now I just want people to understand the difference between a "project" and a "program"
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A challenge across many companies is that employees understand the product but not the business.
An old school example is that reporters understood journalism and op-eds as the product of newspapers. But the business was actually being a channel for classifieds & mattress sales.
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If you work in UP this is a great map to show to funders who are not very aware of India's population distribution
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This is such a useful guide, congrats !
I often use this when I'm not sure how to refer to specific groups. I like the tables "what to say / what to avoid".
There's also a section on Sanitation Workers and one on Urban Poor / informal settlements. Super useful.
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We need to consider carefully how we talk to and about people who are disadvantaged or marginalised in any way.
Our terminology guide provides guiding principles to help raise awareness about the language we use fal.cn/3s8zQ
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A simple explanation of trickle-down economics.
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Be skeptical of any research that shows the health risks / benefits of a behavior that can also be correlated to wealth.
Is quinoa good for you? Or do rich people get better healthcare?
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There's still time to join the webinar, starting in 7 minutes!
"What I wish I'd known: an intergenerational webinar on learning from failure"
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist
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Happening today, and are hosting the #EarthshotInnovationSummit. This forum will showcase groundbreaking solutions focusing on driving impact around innovative climate solutions.
Watch the live event at 14:00 BST | youtube.com/earthshotprize
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Reality:
I went to the loo.
LinkedIn:
I am thrilled, humbled and honored to announce that I have successfully participated in an effort to transform state-of-art nutrition into organic waste with the potential to be used as biofuel in a vuca world.
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Job alert! We need a Abuja-based Senior Program Officer Citywide Inclusive Sanitation. If you are excited about joining a small and lively team to work on furthering the CWIS public service approach to sanitation, then click on the link below and apply. gatesfoundation.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/Gates/job/Abuj
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“Shell has no immediate plans to move to a net-zero emissions portfolio over our investment horizon of 10-20 years” - from page 196/226 of the internal oil company and pr docs shared by Congress this week
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As always, it's disappointing when so much attention is given to water and sanitation is considered too quickly, especially when different sanitation systems need different financing mechanisms.
Hopefully something the actual financing strategies can address!
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Good to see this guide out, and the Finance Gap explicitly set out - with a clearer role for funders!
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The Guide "Developing Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Finance Strategies" is now available in English, French and Spanish on SWA's website.
Download it here: bit.ly/WASHFinance-Gu
Read the summary: bit.ly/FinanceGuide-S
#SWAinAction
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Amen. As a French citizen I sympathise.
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My most unwavering professional commitment is to never let McKinsey touch anything I have the capacity to influence in Africa 
It breaks my heart how much damage & delayed progress McKinsey's work has caused for Africa's #Energy sector 
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Ensuring the rights of sanitation workers is crucial to achieving #SDG6 - #CleanWater and sanitation for all.
Check out the new Sanitation Workers Knowledge and Learning Hub launched in collaboration with & fal.cn/3rO71
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