http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/adam-laidlaw/ Adam is chief executive of WaterAid in Australia.  Previously he was chief executive of ChildFund New Zealand. Adam is a board member on the Executive Committee of the Australian Council for International Development (ACFID) and Amnesty International Australia’s Victorian Branch Committee.  Previous governance roles include chair of Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand and serving on the boards of Auckland Zoo and the New Zealand Council for International Development (CiD). Adam has a wealth of experience in the Australian, UK and New Zealand Third Sectors in governance, senior management, policy and campaigns, international programs and fundraising. Adam has specialised in international development, social justice, wildlife and environmental not-for-profit agencies. He has worked for the Friends of the Earth, Amnesty International, the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), Comic Relief/Red Nose Day, Greenpeace and Auckland Grammar School. Adam holds a Master of International Law (University of Melbourne) and BA (Hons) Humanities. en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/water-everywhere-and-still-millions-without-sanitation/ Australians do not need to be told that today is World Water Day to remember that water is both a giver and taker of life. This is the driest populated continent and we know well the impact of both floods and droughts. But how many people are aware that billions of people across the world still lack access to a hygienic toilet, a tap and soap? Or that the failure to provide sanitation and safe drinking water causes about 4000 children to die every day? The preventable diseases caused by poor sanitation cause more child deaths than malaria, measles and HIV/AIDS combined. Almost one in three people live in unsanitary conditions. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Adam Laidlaw) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/water-everywhere-and-still-millions-without-sanitation/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/water-everywhere-and-still-millions-without-sanitation/#item8061 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 19:30:07 +0000 Adam Laidlaw | Author bios | The Punch http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/imagine-life-without-a-toilet/ Sometimes we need to create a big stink to change people’s minds. I’d like to create a Big Stink. We forget the lessons of history at our peril. In the late 19th century it took the stench of raw sewage in our cities to convince politicians to pass legislation and provide safe sanitation and water to protect Australians who were dying daily of preventable diseases like diarrhoea. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Adam Laidlaw) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/imagine-life-without-a-toilet/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/imagine-life-without-a-toilet/#item4506 Thu, 18 Nov 2010 19:45:35 +0000 Adam Laidlaw | Author bios | The Punch