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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Solar powered desalination plant brings relief to muni
South Africa is set to commission its first solar powered desalination plant at the end of October 2018 in Witsand, Hessequa Municipality in the Western Cape. The project, initiated by Prof Erwin Schwella,
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Drinking water for 12.68L people in 568 border villages
Jaisalmer: The PHED depertment has laid a pipeline by cutting through rocks under the sand for the much awaited drinking water scheme of western Rajasthan that will be completed by October this year. It
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Africa: Cape Town's Crisis Draws Attention, But Worse Droughts Threaten Africa
While the South African city of Cape Town drew international attention when it warned it could run out of water this year, an international charity focused on global water supplies says "slow burning"
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Solar power could save water in thirsty Middle East, North Africa, analysis says
Thirsty Middle Eastern and North African countries could tap into their solar-energy potential to cope with freshwater scarcity, according to resource experts. Water could be saved by switching to renewable
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Water quality in Bhandewadi as bad as industrial waste
In the last one year, Shubham Wasnik got hospitalized twice. “My stomach always hurts,” says the 26-year-old. Recurring diarrhoea, gastroenteritis and jaundice have tormented Shubham through his youthful
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Postponing Day Zero: Investment in water efficiency will keep taps running
California, Brazil and South Africa have all recently experienced major drought, threatening serious disruption to supplies for major cities ('Day Zero' events). How can England prepare for drought without
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The Zim town that hit 'Day Zero'… 20 years ago
It may not be a major metropolis, but residents of Kadoma in central Zimbabwe know what it's like to live without water: their Day Zero happened 20 years ago. Many taps in the mining and farming town,
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AfDB set to implement third water phase project
The Minister for Water and Irrigation, Eng Isack Kamwelwe told the National Assembly yesterday that after the successful implementation of phase II of the project, the government will move on to implement
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Sudan: One Death Confirmed As Water Shortage Now Life-Threatening to Miners in Sudan
Northern Sudan — According to reports from mining areas on the border triangle between Sudan, Egypt, and Libya and on the other border triangle of the Red Sea in the Northern state, and River Nile state,
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Tanzania: Over 3,000 Handeni Residents Now Enjoy Safe, Clean Water
Handeni — Over 3,000 residents of Msasa Ward in Handeni Town have lauded the government for implementing a clean water supply to their area. Speaking separately on Thursday, May 10, during the ceremony