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COP28: Spotlighting solutions to climate change
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The future of sanitation: 10 years of reinventing the toilet
We already have the breakthrough technologies needed to provide safe and affordable sanitation services to the billions of people who are at risk of waste-borne diseases. Building markets and attracting businesses to this emerging sector are the next big challenges.
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For 20 years, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has been committed to fighting the greatest inequities in the world.
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