A look at the water, sanitation and hygiene challenges faced by one the world's fastest growing megacities: Dhaka, Bangladesh, where thousands of people die each year from waterborne diseases.
Stephen Sapienza Speaks at Rotary Club of Washington, D.C.
Published May 9, 2011
Event date:
May 11, 2011 - 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Emmy Award-winning documentary producer Stephen Sapienza presents his work on water and sanitation at the Rotary Club of Washington, D.C. Sapienza traveled to Dhaka, Bangladesh in September 2010 to report on the city's struggle to bring water and sanitation to all residents, even as the population grows by 400,000 per year. A video piece from his travels was broadcast on PBS NewsHour on World Water Day, March 22.
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Peter Sawyer is special projects coordinator at the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. Focusing on water, population and environmental issues, he works to extend the impact of the Center's...