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3 May 2022 HAMILTON, Canada
New Africa Assessment: Slow To No Progress
UN University has launched a first-of-its-kind assessment of water security in Africa and the results are alarming. Reliable data is limited; in some cases, "progress" has to be "guesstimated".
26 Apr 2022 KYIV, Ukraine
Weaponising Water In Ukraine
Direct bombing of water infrastructure facilities and electricity cuts and other indirect conflict-related damaged has severely reduced water supplies throughout the country. UNICEF concerned about rising occurrence of water-borne diseases.
12 Apr 2022 ISLAMABAD
USAID Invests In WASH Infrastructure In Pakistan
A new USAID-United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) will build infrastructure to provide clean drinking water in districts of Tank (KP) and Umerkot (Sindh).
5 Apr 2022 DAKAR, Senegal
9th World Water Forum Adopts Blue Deal
Dakar Declaration another milestone on the Road to New York 2023.
3 Apr 2022 DAKAR, Senegal
Lessons In Financing City Wide Inclusive Sanitation
In order to leave no-one behind, sanitation solutions need to offer a range of different technologies as well as different business models: including sewered and unsewered and centralised or decentralised services.
3 Apr 2022 DAKAR, Senegal
Global Observatory On Water And Peace Launches First Report
Shared river and lake basins are home to 40% of the world's population. As water is shared across borders, new water governance and diplomacy approaches are needed.
30 Mar 2022 DAKAR
Senegal: $77 Million USD For Clean Water Supply
Up to $77 Million USD will be funded by Team Europe to strengthen supply of drinking water and improve network connections throughout Senegal.
30 Mar 2022 KYIV, Ukraine
Siege of Mariupol: Water Services Cut, Infections Spread
Unrelenting attack on city's infrastructure has resulted in no water service and forced use of snow melt to meet water requirements. Fear that water sources may run out as winter comes to an end.
30 Mar 2022 DAKAR, Senegal
EU Launches Flagship Initiative On Transboundary Water Management In Africa
Water cooperation across borders is about proving that freshwater is not a symbol of conflict but a symbol of partnership and hope. In a speech at the World Water Forum, Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission emphasised the transversal role of water, flowing through almost all the SDGs as well as the Paris climate goals.
22 Mar 2022 RIYADH, Saudi Arabia
WASH Services In Yemen To Receive Saudi Funding
Water and sanitation services in northwestern region of Yemen to benefit from Saudi relief funding of $5 Million USD. Resource rehabilitation and new toilets for displaced persons camps.
22 Mar 2022 RABAT, Morocco
Morocco Water Sector Audit Calls For Doubling Efforts
Morocco’s water scarcity problems have been acknowledged by the Moroccan Court of Accounts which has made recommendations for new measures to tackle the problem in its newly released annual audit report. The agency acknowledges progress already made to proactively address the decline in water resources...
16 Mar 2022 DHAKA, Bangladesh
Dhaka: Sustainable Water Project Gets Injection
Additional funding for water supply project will improve access and quality of inclusive water supply services and promote environmentally sustainable surface water supply in Dhaka. Capacity building, women and vulnerable groups included in financing support.