Francis Kokutse

Africa’s cholera resurgence exposes funding failures

  8. April 2025       212      Reading Time: 5 min.

Climate change and conflict are fuelling a resurgence of cholera in Africa, with progress toward elimination undermined by chronic underfunding, according to new analysis. In 2024, more than 175,000 cases of cholera and 2,700 deaths were reported in Southern and Eastern African countries, making it the deadliest cholera outbreak in that region in the past decade, according to a UN brief released this week (17 February).

Juan Gabriel Urrego

Back to Care: A Circular Economy Approach to Water Quality Management

  5. March 2025       499      Reading Time: 5 min.

Disclaimer: Find the Spanish version of the Article here.

The talk “Opening to ‘Modeling’ and its role in water quality management” addresses a crucial topic to face today's environmental challenges. However, to fully understand its importance and limitations, it is necessary to place it within a broader context: that of the circular economy.

Juan Gabriel Urrego

Resisting Through Practice: Dry Toilets as a Pathway to Sustainability

  24. February 2025       804      Reading Time: 4 min.

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The history of our struggles is intertwined with the management of our resources and the care of our land. In the face of the climate crisis, social inequalities and dependence on extractivist systems, it is time to look to our roots and adopt technologies that harmonize with nature. The implementation of dry toilets is not only a technical solution, but an act of cultural resistance and affirmation of sovereignty.

Christina von Jasienicki

Documentary Review: "Holy Shit - Can Poop Save the World?"

  10. February 2025       752      Reading Time: 6 min.

“What a Shit Movie!” - When I say this most people would probably assume I didn’t like it, since the term “shit” is commonly understood to have a negative implication. This captures the essence of Holy Shit, which challenges us to reshape our understanding and our relationship to our own feces.

Teresa Häberlein

The Pioneering Writings of Al-Razi and Ibn Sina on Hygiene

  6. January 2025       1164      Reading Time: 3 min.

The history of the advancements in sanitation and hygiene is often viewed through a Western lens, yet some of the most significant contributions came from the Middle East during the Islamic Golden Age. Two famous figures of this era, Al-Razi and Ibn Sina, made groundbreaking strides in the understanding and promotion of hygiene. Their works not only influenced their contemporaries but also laid foundational principles that influenced even our modern perception of health and hygiene.