Category Archives: drinking water

A solar-powered water jug for purified drinking water (SEMIDE / EMWIS)

Posted on March 24, 2013 by

Read at : http://www.emwis.net/thematicdirs/news/2013/03/america-s-top-young-scientist-invented-solar-powered-water-jug America’s Top Young Scientist invented a solar-powered water jug A 14-year-old New York student was named “America’s Top Young Scientist” for inventing a solar-powered water jug that changes dirty water into purified drinking water. Her cost … Continue reading →

Posted in drinking water, Technologies

More Boreholes, No Water (IPS)

Posted on March 24, 2013 by

Read at : http://www.ipsnews.net/2009/10/swaziland-more-boreholes-no-water/ SWAZILAND: More Boreholes, No Water By Mantoe Phakathi In the drought-stricken area of Siteki, Tibuyile Maziya has been trying to fill up her four 20-litre buckets with water at a community for the last four hours. … Continue reading →

Posted in drinking water, drought

Most people are too poor, so they can not afford to pay for water (IPS)

Posted on March 24, 2013 by

Read at : http://www.ipsnews.net/2013/03/boreholes-boreholes-everywhere-and-not-a-drop-to-drink/ Boreholes, Boreholes Everywhere….And Not a Drop to Drink By Mantoe Phakathi Every day for the last four years, 52-year-old Tintfombi Msibi has had to walk past the borehole in her village of Ekuphakameni, one of the … Continue reading →

Posted in boreholes / wells, drinking water, drought

To pay a small fee for an improved water source? (AlertNet)

Posted on March 24, 2013 by

Read at : http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/why-poorer-villages-are-choosing-to-pay-for-water Source: Alertnet // Astrid Zweynert Why poorer villages are choosing to pay for water What happened when families in a small community in northern Rwanda were given a choice: pay a small fee for an improved … Continue reading →

Posted in Desertification, drinking water, drought

Sustainable and decentralized water management (Tamera)

Posted on March 23, 2013 by

Read at : http://www.tamera.org/index.php?id=808&L=0 3rd International Water Symposium: “Water Retention Landscapes – a pathway towards sustainable and decentralized water management” Tamera, Portugal June 7th -9th, 2013 The global water situation continues to get worse. One billion people currently lack access … Continue reading →

Posted in drinking water, Water

Middle East is losing its fresh water reserves (Semide / Emwis)

Posted on March 22, 2013 by

Read at : http://www.emwis.net/thematicdirs/news/2013/03/water-disappears-arab-world-data-falling-sky As water disappears from the Arab world, data is falling from the sky A ground-breaking study released last month shows how the Middle East is losing its fresh water reserves. Prepared jointly by NASA and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Desertification, drinking water, drought, Water

Water conservation and infrastructure investment vs. water crisis (Emwis / Semide)

Posted on March 22, 2013 by

Read at : http://www.emwis.net/thematicdirs/news/2013/03/water-crisis-cannot-be-solved-simply-conservation-and-infrastructure-investment The water crisis cannot be solved simply by conservation and infrastructure investment “The water crisis cannot be solved simply by conservation and infrastructure investment; it calls for a new wave of creative thinking.”; Amir Peleg, Chairman … Continue reading →

Posted in Desertification, drinking water, drought, Water

‘Nano-tablet’ purifies water (SciDevNet)

Posted on March 19, 2013 by

Read at : http://www.scidev.net/en/sub-suharan-africa/news/cheap-nano-tablet-purifies-water-for-up-to-six-months.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_news Cheap ‘nano-tablet’ purifies water for up to six months by Munyaradzi Makoni Researchers have developed a water purification tablet comprised of nanoparticles that can be used by developing world communities with no access to clean water. … Continue reading →

Posted in drinking water

Three-quarters of Asia-Pacific nations ‘lack water security’ (SciDevNet)

Posted on March 19, 2013 by

Read at : http://www.scidev.net/en/south-east-asia/news/three-quarters-of-asia-pacific-nations-lack-water-security-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_news Three-quarters of Asia-Pacific nations ‘lack water security’ Prime Sarmiento and Shaira Panela [MANILA] About 75 per cent of emerging economies in the Asia-Pacific region suffer from low levels of water security, with millions still living without … Continue reading →

Posted in drinking water, sanitation, Water

Graphene (Perforene) for desalination of seawater (Reuters)

Posted on March 18, 2013 by

Read at : http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/13/us-usa-desalination-idUSBRE92C05720130313 Pentagon weapons-maker finds method for cheap, clean water By David Alexander (Reuters) – A defense contractor better known for building jet fighters and lethal missiles says it has found a way to slash the amount of … Continue reading →

Posted in desalinisation, drinking water, Water