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Clean water to reduce preventable deaths

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Researchers from the University of Leeds are helping to strengthen sanitation systems across sub‑Saharan Africa and South Asia. Poor water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) systems are responsible for preventable deaths, especially among mothers, young children and infants. The University is a core partner in WASH Systems for Health, a major international partnership focused on learning, evidence...

Urgent need to transform key food producing regions in Africa by 2025

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Joint University of Leeds, CIAT, CGIAR and CCAFS press release: Agriculture in parts of sub-Saharan Africa must undergo significant transformation if it is to continue to produce key food crops, according to a new study published today in Nature Climate Change. The study shows that maize, beans and bananas are most at risk from climate...