2024 water funding gap report
Action Against Hunger released the 2024 Water Funding Gap report, finding that globally, only 36% of appeals for water- and sanitation-related funding were met in 2023, leaving a 64% gap. Despite dwindling
Drinking Water
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'Water from Air' Quenches Threatened Girls' Thirst in Arid Kenya
In this arid part of northern Kenya, water can be hard to find, particularly in the dry season. But a center run by the Samburu Girls Foundation - which rescues girls facing early marriage and female
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Delhi Jal Board battles extra ammonia in Yamuna
NEW DELHI: After severe air pollution, the capital is now witnessing water pollution with a rise in ammonia levels in the Yamuna water coming from Haryana. Unlike previous years, the spike has been registered
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Arsenic in rice: state of knowledge and perceptions in Cambodia
This study assesses the current state of knowledge and perceptions of arsenic contamination in rice among different stakeholders in Cambodia and identifies major knowledge gaps and possible policy responses
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Politicians use water crisis to score points before polls
PUNE: Politicians in the city are using the reduced water supply to attack opponents and score brownie points with the citizens ahead of the state elections. The BJP, which has an absolute majority
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Tanzania: Contracts Worth 271bn/- Entered to Solve Arusha Water Woes
THE Arusha Urban Water Supply Authority has inked four contracts valued at 271.2 billion/-, all aimed at improving water services in the city by churning out 200 million cubic meters of the precious liquid
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Core questions and indicators for monitoring WASH in health care facilities in the Sustainable Development Goals
Sustainable water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services in health care facilities (HCF) are critical for providing safe, quality health care. There is increasing recognition that many health care facilities,
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South Africa: Water Restrictions Imposed in Centurion Suburb After Consumption Increases
Some residents of Olievenhoutbosch in Centurion, are experiencing water outages due to restrictions that are underway, the City of Tshwane has said. The city received a formal notification from water
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Potable water sources in 54 schools and anganwadis show contamination
The spectre of fluoride contamination has come to haunt schoolchildren in Odisha’s Nuapada district with potable water sources in as many as 54 schools and anganwadi premises testing for fluoride presence
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City of Cape Town relaxes water restrictions, tariffs to Level 5
The City of Cape Town has made the move to relax current water restrictions from Level 6B to Level 5 from October 1, Deputy Mayor Ian Neilson announced. After suffering from the worst drought in recent
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Water Research Commission urges SA to 'get in first' and develop the iceberg project
This emerged from a seminar on the iceberg project convened by the Water Research Commission in Cape Town on Monday, as part of its dialogue series on alternative water supplies. Dr Shafick Adams, an