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3 Feb 2021 GLASGOW, United Kingdom

Malawi: Scottish Brewery Launches Clean Water Initiative to Support Fight Against COVID-19

The Scotland-based craft beer firm, Brewgooder, has invested approximately $69,000 USD into two clean water initiatives in Malawi to help curb the spread of COVID-19.The investment will benefit over 90,000 people in Thyolo and Dedza, township districts in south and central Malawi, with the development of solar-powered water supply systems which will deliver safe water to two regional healthcare facilities...

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22 Nov 2020 WASHINGTON, United States

Global Water Security & Sanitation Partnership Describes Water Crisis Solutions

The 2020 Annual Report of the Global Water Security Partnership (GWSP) describes activities and impacts achieved for the twelve months through June 2020.The partnership acknowledges that COVID-19 had a significant impact on its activities and that resources were redirected to helping partners contend with both short- and long-term effects of the pandemic from March 2020...

10 Nov 2020 TUNIS, Tunisia

New Partnership Will Address Water Stress, Climate Change In North Africa

A new partnership between international NGO the Sahara and Sahel Observatory (OSS) and the French Development Agency (AFD) aims to promote a more open dialogue of public policies and to foster regional knowledge sharing on issues and solutions that deal with water stress, declining agricultural yields and the increase of extreme weather events...

29 Sep 2020 PASADENA CA, United States

Space Project To Map Arid Regions, Seek Underground Freshwater

Researchers from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and the Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute (QEERI) will combine efforts to explore arid environments to discover and monitor underground sources of freshwater.Using radar technology similar to that deployed by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO), the project will examine the earth’s driest ecosystems, whether in the hot stretches of sand (a desert) or the cold expanses of ice as evidenced at either pole...

29 Jul 2020 PRETORIA, South Africa

Focus On Water Infrastructure Should Be Central To South Africa's COVID Recovery Strategy

Post-COVID recovery in South Africa should involve investment in water infrastructure at the core to creating jobs, according to a policy brief by research organisation Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS).“Having a robust and resilient water and sanitation system will enhance the capacity of the country to respond to various challenges, including those presented by future pandemics similar to Covid-19", according to authors Shakespear Mudombi and Gaylor Montmasson-Clair...

19 May 2020 MUMBAI, India

“Blue Peace Voices” Series: Further Episodes Released

This OOSKAnews article was updated 29 May.A series of nine interesting "Blue Peace Voices", short video presentations by global participants in the Blue Peace movement, were released in May.Background:Ilmas Futehally, Executive Director of Strategic Foresight Group (SFG), introduces this programme [SEE LINKS IN ARTICLE BELOW] of filmed “Blue Peace Voices”, in a series launched by the Mumbai-headquartered think-tank earlier this month...

14 May 2020 EDINBURGH, United Kingdom

REMINDER! TUNE IN 27 MAY! aquaNOW Audience, "Water and Resilient Cities"

This OOSKAnews Article was updated 20 MayOur world will have an estimated 2 billion new urban residents by 2050, so how do we make our cities more resilient in a water context? We need cities that can absorb, recover and prepare for future stresses and hazards while promoting sustainable development, well-being and inclusive growth, deploying environmental, governmental, economical and societal tools at our disposal...

23 Jan 2020 INVERNESS, United Kingdom

"Green Meds For Blue Water": aquaNOW Audience 30 January - TUNE IN

 OOSKAnews will host an "aquaNOW Audience" Thursday 30 January, in Inverness Scotland, to discuss challenges and solutions around pharmaceutical pollution of water resources. The event will be live streamed at www.ooskanews.com from 2PM UK time. This aquaNOW Audience will be held in Inverness at the Centre for Health Science, Inverness, Scotland, there is no cost for attendance...

15 Dec 2019 NIZHNY NOVGOROD, Russia

European Youth Parliament For Water: River Basin As The Backbone Of Regional Development

The 15th Session of the European Youth Parliament for Water (EYPW), convening in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, with the theme “River basin: the backbone of regional development”, focused on proposals for concrete actions for better cooperation between water basin participants and emphasized the involvement of youth in these regional issues, and implementation by youth who can act as an agent for change...

14 Oct 2019 COPENHAGEN, Denmark

Cities Are Opportunities To Get Transformative Climate Adaptation Right

A new report on challenges that global cities will face by 2050, when 66 percent of the world’s population will live in urban areas, emphasises that urban areas will face the most serious risks related to climate change: sea-level rise, floods, heat and water stress, and loss of biodiversity among other impacts...

28 Sep 2019 DAR ES SALAAM

World Bank Grant Supports Tanzania Solar Pumping Expansion

The Tanzania government has signed an agreement for a grant with the World Bank amounting to $4.5 million (equivalent to Sh10.35 billion) to improve water supply through improved solar pumping systems. The project, under the Global Partnership for Results-Based Approaches (GPBRA), will be implemented in 165 villages...

5 Jun 2019 DENVER CO, United States

OOSKAnews Voices: Will Sarni On Water and Innovation: "What I have Learned So Far"

OOSKAnews Voices is a series of guest “opinion columns” written by senior participants in different parts of the international water community. In this article, Will Sarni, Founder and CEO of Water Foundry, emphasizes the importance of applying modern technology and engaging all stakeholders in the effort to address global water issues...