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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9-country study: Plastics in 90% of bottled water
MUMBAI: A study by scientists from the State University of New York has found that more than 90% of bottled water worldwide, including India, contains tiny pieces of plastic. The researchers tested
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Provide potable water in Sambhal urgently, NGT directs UP govt
The National Green Tribunal today directed the Uttar Pradesh government to urgently provide clean drinking water in the Sambhal district and warned that there should be "no laches" by the authorities to
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Two thirds of Bulgarians worried about state of environment: survey
Two thirds of Bulgarians are worried about the state of the environment where they live, a survey showed here on Tuesday. According to the nationwide survey conducted by Trend Research Center in the
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Nigeria Needs to Invest $8 Billion Yearly in Potable Water- Unicef
About $8 billion needs to be invested annually in providing potable water in Nigeria, if the country must achieve Goal 6 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. SDGs Goal 6 aims at ensuring
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Contaminated water: Nigerian govt to publish details of spending, locations of projects
Following a Freedom of Information request by Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), the federal government has reportedly agreed to publish details of spending and locations of projects
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South Africa Declares Ongoing Drought a National Disaster
South Africa has declared that the drought afflicting Cape Town and other parts of the country is a national disaster. The government announcement on Tuesday allows officials to more easily direct resources
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Day Zero has arrived in parts of the Cape, says Gift of the Givers
Despite reports that the Western Cape was out of the danger zone‚ the Gift of the Givers has dispersed 120 tons of water from its Joburg office to parts of the drought-stricken province‚ saying some rivers
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South Africa's Cape Town faces severe economic troubles over drought: Moody's
Rating’s agency Moody’s warned on Monday the water crisis affecting Cape Town would cause the city’s borrowing to rise sharply and the provincial economy to shrink the longer the situation lasted. A
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Rwanda: Clean Water, Sanitation Get Rwf17 Billion Boost
More than 1.3 million Rwandans will have full access to clean water and better sanitation services following the signing of a new financing deal yesterday. The Government of Rwanda and the OPEC Fund
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Zimbabwe: $1,1bn Required for Water Infrastructure
The City of Harare needs at least $300 million to fully fix its water and sewer reticulation infrastructure to meet the ever increasing demands of its growing residential base over the next two to three