Pure Earth at the World Bank Regional Dialogue on Mercury and E-Waste Pollution Management
Nov 14 , 2024
Rev. Dr. Esmond Quansah, Pure Earth Ghana Country Director, represented Pure Earth at the World Bank Regional Dialogue on Mercury and E-Waste Pollution Management in Tanzania from November 3rd to November 6th, 2024. This vital gathering was part of the Africa.
ReadGlobal Alliance Succeeds In Shaping Sustainable Development Goals
Oct 28 , 2021
Amazing things can happen when we work together as a global alliance. The agenda for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that was just adopted, entitled "Transforming our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development," reflects input from our multi-year campaign to ensure that.
ReadCleanup To Begin At One of World’s Worst Polluted Rivers
Oct 28 , 2021
I am happy to announce that we are one step closer to cleaning up the Marilao, Meycauyan and Obando (MMO) river system in the Philippines, one of the world's worst polluted rivers, with a projected $50 million grant from the.
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Bangladesh: Communities Learn To Fight Rice Husk Pollution
Oct 18 , 2021
Hot and toxic piles of rice husk ash pollute and threaten rice-producing communities in Bangladesh. Bangladesh is the world's third-largest rice producer, with 36 million metric tons of rice produced in 2020 alone. This bounty has come at a cost.
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Republic of Georgia: Pure Earth Supports National Effort to Eliminate Lead from Homes
Oct 13 , 2021
In 2020, Pure Earth investigators helped to unravel the mystery of widespread lead poisoning in Georgian children. They traced the problem to contaminated spices found during home investigations. The source of the poisoning was lead chromate, a dye that was.
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