Category Archives: sanitation

15 commitments that should be undertaken (IPS)

Posted on October 24, 2011 by

Read at : http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=105567 Reduce Inequalities to Boost Health, WHO Says By Fabíola Ortiz RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 21, 2011 (IPS) – Economic status, education, access to clean water and sanitation, nutrition and the environment determine the level of health … Continue reading →

Posted in Ecology - environment, nutrition, public health, sanitation

The need to realize the human right to water and sanitation (NGO News Africa)

Posted on August 23, 2011 by

Read at : http://www.ngonewsafrica.org/?p=9258 Ghana: Right to Water and Sanitation Vital for Achieving Anti-Poverty Goals Top United Nations officials has stressed the need to realize the human right to water and sanitation, stating that it is critical not only to … Continue reading →

Posted in sanitation, Water

Zimbabwe : Poor rainfall and the flushing of raw sewage and industrial waste into waterways (AfricaFiles / IRIN)

Posted on July 15, 2011 by

Read at : http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=25456 Zimbabwe: Making the water safe Summary & Comment: Organizations and governments are combining forces to improve the water infrastucture in Zimbabwe. Poor rainfall and the flushing of raw sewage and industrial waste into waterways has done … Continue reading →

Posted in drinking water, pollution, sanitation, sewage / wastewater, water management

Workshop on equitable access to water and sanitation (IISD)

Posted on April 28, 2011 by

Read at : Water Issues Announcement List <water-l@lists.iisd.ca> Please find attached the information notice and call for contributions to the workshop on equitable access to water and sanitation that will be held in Geneva on 4 and 5 July 2011, … Continue reading →

Posted in sanitation, Water

WaSH Survey (IISD)

Posted on April 8, 2011 by

Read at : Water Issues Announcement List <water-l@lists.iisd.ca>   Researchers at U.S.-based universities and organizations that are concerned with water, sanitation, and hygiene challenges in developing countries have begun to explore ways to expand, better coordinate, and increase support for … Continue reading →

Posted in sanitation, water management

Water suppliers “unfair to the poor” (IRINNews)

Posted on November 9, 2010 by

Read at : http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?Reportid=91021 KENYA: Water suppliers “unfair to the poor” NAIROBI, 8 November 2010 (IRIN) – The poor in Kenya pay more for water than the rich, but even then millions do not have enough, mainly because provision is … Continue reading →

Posted in drinking water, sanitation, Water

MYANMAR: Coping with water scarcity (IRINNews)

Posted on April 13, 2010 by

Read at : IRIN http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=88796 MYANMAR: Coping with water scarcity in the Ayeyarwady Delta PYINKAYAING, 13 April 2010 (IRIN) – Water scarcity has become a daily challenge in Myanmar’s Ayeyarwaddy Delta in the dry season, with thousands still struggling after … Continue reading →

Posted in drought, Ecology - environment, sanitation, Water

Financial and Technical Cooperation between Germany and Uganda (NGO News Africa / GTZ)

Posted on April 10, 2010 by

Reead at : NGO NEWS AFRICA Uganda: German action in Uganda Financial and Technical Cooperation between Germany and Uganda goes back more than thirty years. German and Ugandan bilateral cooperation increased considerably when the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation … Continue reading →

Posted in drinking water, energy/bioenergy/biofuels, sanitation, Social dimensions, Water

Release of the Hashimoto Action Plan II (UNSGAB)

Posted on February 10, 2010 by

Read at : Water Issues Announcement List Release of the Hashimoto Action Plan II The United Nations Secretary-General’s Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation (UNSGAB) is embarking on their next strategic phase with the release of the Hashimoto Action Plan … Continue reading →

Posted in drinking water, sanitation, Water

GHANA: CCFC provides water (NGO News Africa)

Posted on December 18, 2009 by

Read at : NGO NEWS AFRICA GHANA: CCFC provides water for Savelugu/Nanton communities Posted: 16 Dec 2009 02:57 PM PST An international non-governmental organization (NGO), has constructed over 30 hand dug wells in 65 Communities in the Savelugu/Nanton District to … Continue reading →

Posted in drinking water, sanitation, Water