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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".
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).
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.
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.
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...
15 Mar 2022 EDINBURGH, United Kingdom
The Water Diplomat 2022
Past issues of The Water Diplomat now available on OOSKAnews website.
15 Mar 2022 DAKAR, Senegal
World Water Forum 9, Training For Journalists
In advance of the opening of World Water Forum 9, The Water Diplomat organized orientation and training for journalists. Video, power point, and extra reading materials are available here.
8 Mar 2022 DAKAR, Senegal
Water Security: The Heart Of 2022 Dakar Forum
Action framework of the content of the Dakar Forum 2022 is based on the intention to create coherence with the Sustainable Development Goals and to contribute directly to their achievement.
6 Mar 2022 LONDON, United Kingdom
Impact Of Microcredit Examined
Households in India otherwise ineligible for government sanitation subsidies can access it through a "bridge" offered by microfinance. The two forms of investment work together to bring investment funds to otherwise non-creditworthy households.
5 Mar 2022 JOHANNESBURG, South Africa
South Africa To Resurrect Public Reporting Of Water And Sanitation
The resurrection of the certification programmes for water and wastewater form part of Operation Vulindlela, a coordinated programme within president Ramaphosa’s government to reverse the decline in public services that took place during the presidency of Jacob Zuma.
20 Feb 2022 NEW DELHi
Jal Jeevan Mission Delivers In Record Time
Launched in 2019, the Jal Jeevan Mission has provided new tap water connections to nine crore (90 million0 rural homes in the country despite COVID-19 and lockdown.
15 Feb 2022 EDINBURGH, United Kingdom
The Road To New York 2023
The 9th World Water Forum in Dakar 21-26 March and the Dushanbe Water Process 6-9 June 2022 will set the stage for the major UN Conference on water to be held in New York in 2023. It will be the first since Mar del Plata in 1977.