Toilets Should Not Be at the Bottom of Priorities: WaterAid

Toilets should not be overlooked in the context of climate change, particularly in vulnerable regions like the Pacific, WaterAid Australia has warned. The non-governmental organisation dedicated to improving access to safe water and hygiene, said it is important to remember that access to sanitation is a human right and essential for health and dignity. “However, for millions across the Pacific, access to safe, reliable sanitation remains out of reach,” said Tom Muller, WaterAid Australia’s Chief Executive, on World Toilet Day (Oct. 24). “The Pacific Islands, despite contributing the least to global climate change, face some of its most devastating impacts.” Between 2000 and 2020, over half a million people in the Pacific gained access to basic sanitation, but population growth has outpaced these gains....