Amid a growing health and environmental crisis at Myanmar’s iconic Inle Lake, an innovative solution is emerging: floating bio-septic toilets. Designed to withstand floods and treat waste safely, these systems will transform sanitation for water-based communities. With support from World Vision, the project offers new hope for disease prevention, cleaner water, and long-term resilience—especially for women and children. This story explores how a simple yet powerful design could shape a healthier future for flood-prone regions across Myanmar.

CIES bios of World Vision Presenters

In Myanmar’s flood-prone Inle Lake, climate and health crises collide—but a community-led sanitation innovation offers hope for resilience.

Five vulnerable families in Lesotho receive new homes through a partnership between World Vision, Habitat for Humanity, and Stanlib—restoring hope and dignity.

The “Belém Declaration on Hunger, Poverty and People-Centred Climate Action” affirms that climate resilience is inseparable from social justice

At just five years old, Fredrick already understands the struggles of learning in a poor environment. Every morning, he walks hand in hand with his mother or friends to the nearest preschool in their village in rural Zambia of Chifunabuli district. He is eager to learn, but when he arrives, reality greets him harshly.