< class="page-header-title clr" itemprop="headline">Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)

Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)

Thai authorities have detected dangerous arsenic contamination in the Mekong and its tributaries, raising fears that unregulated upstream mining in Myanmar is threatening ecosystems and livelihoods across the river basin. Image: Parker Hilton, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Unsplash. Toxic Arsenic Detected in Mekong River for First Time as Mining Pollution Raises Alarm Across Southeast Asia 18 May 2026
El Niño drought by Tigeryan from Getty Images Thailand Braces for Up to Three Years of Drought as El Niño Threatens Water and Agriculture 1 May 2026
Women leading sanitation management in India by UN Habitat Women Leading Sanitation Management in India 13 April 2026
Watershed Development Emerges as India’s Most Effective Rural Climate Strategy 10 April 2026
Women and water | Changemakr Asia 250 Million Hours a Day: UN Report Reveals Women’s Unpaid Labour at the Heart of the Global Water Crisis 23 March 2026
Serene Haeundae Beach View in Busan, South Korea by Saksham Vikram from Pexels South Korea Launches Desalination Industry Council to Expand Global Water Projects 20 March 2026
desalination plant construction site, wastewater treatment plant by poco_bw from lucian coman's Images IDE Technologies to Build 60 MLD Seawater Desalination Plant in Tamil Nadu 19 February 2026
Cisadane River - Tangerang Chemical Spill Pollutes Cisadane River, Disrupts Clean Water Supply in Tangerang 11 February 2026
fforts were being made to get all four water treatment plants located along Sungai Johor operational again. PHOTO: THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK Water Rationing Begins in Kluang and Pontian as Machap Dam Levels Fall 8 February 2026