World leaders are meeting in London today to discuss the deepening humanitarian situation in Yemen. Over half the population does not have access to clean water and Sana'a is predicted to be the first capital city in the world to run out of water. In the village of Al Katfah, in Northern Yemen, Saeedah, 35, and her family are struggling to secure enough water to meet their everyday needs.
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Oxfam is always looking at new ways to improve sanitation in its programmes and the Tiger Worm Toilet is just one novel method that is currently being trialled. With an estimated 2.6 billion people still without access to adequate sanitation, it's vital that we keeping looking for better, and more sustainable, ways of doing things.
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Friday 24 August 2012 at 3.07pm: strong winds and intermittent rains accompanying the tropical storm are battering the south coast of the country. In Port-au-Prince the light breeze is considered with apprehension, with people fearing that it will be replaced by violent winds in the next few hours.
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