Peter Newborne
Peter Newborne is a researcher and consultant on water policy at Britain's Overseas Development Institute. He is a trained lawyer and socio-economist, specialising in institutional aspects of water governance and river basin management. His current research work focuses on how laws, policies and strategies are evolving as a response to increasing climate change-related flood risks.
Why we need a year to talk about toilets
The United Nations launches the International Year of Sanitation on Wednesday. What, I hear you ask - a whole year talking about...toilets?!? In Europe, we take for granted a toilet on the premises, at home and at work. In the developing world, however, almost one in two people doesn't have one. Imagine having to go to your local park, or the nearest unoccupied land, to defecate. ...
