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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Egypt: Mo Salah Spends U.S.$450,000 to Build Sewage Treatment in His Village
Egyptian football star, Mohammed Salah recently made news off the field for his philanthropic work. The footballer bought land and paid for a sewage plant to be built, to supply his village with clean
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Sewage, Icebergs May Hold Answers to Cape Town Water Crisis
The doomsday scenario of Cape Town’s taps running dry has been averted this year, after its 4 million residents slashed their water consumption and supply was cut off to farmers, but the crisis confronting
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Delhi Jal Board approves Rs. 5,137-crore budget
Plans to lay new water lines in Mundka constituency A budget of Rs. 5,137 crore for 2018-19 was approved by the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is also
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South Africa: Capetonians Can Avoid Day Zero in 2019 By Continuing to Be Water-Wise
Cape Town's dam levels remain very low at 20.9% on 7 May. But a closer look at the data gives the city's residents reasons to be optimistic for 2019. In the same week last year the dam levels were 22.4%
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Survey drinking water scarcity in mining areas, HC directs govt
PANJIM: The High Court of Bombay at Goa has directed the State to conduct a survey of all mining areas facing drinking water shortage and submit the report before the end of this month. The Court passed
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Cauvery issue: We are losing faith in judiciary, TN farmers say
TRICHY: Terming the Supreme Court’s directive to the Karnataka government to release 4 TMC of the Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu as too little and too late, farmers in the Cauvery delta region of Tamil Nadu
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Zimbabwe: Harare Water Crisis Deepens
Some suburbs in Harare are experiencing serious water supply shortages, exposing residents to water-borne diseases like cholera. A snap survey by The Herald yesterday confirmed the situation. Some parts
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Contaminated drinking water poses health hazard
Jaipur: People living in Bandha Basti and Nahari-ka-Nakka areas are forced to consume contaminated and smelly water every day as PHED’s water pipelines are running close to sewer lines. The pipelines being
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Plan to map water tables using satellite images to protect, replenish aquifer beds
PUDUCHERRY: The Puducherry administration on Tuesday proposed to map water tables in the Union territory using satellite images and evolve comprehensive schemes to protect and replenish aquifer beds. They
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Swiss, Spanish firms to commence desalination of Indian Ocean waters
The County has announced plans to construct two plants that will convert the Indian Ocean's salty waters to fresh water for Mombasa and its environs. The two desalination plants are expected to be ready