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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Poor quality work alleged in drinking water unit
Accusing that the work of the drinking water unit at Gurusiddarameshwara Circle is marred by technical problems, the public said that the malfunctioning of the unit is due to low-quality equipment.
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Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Supply of piped water to all households, 12/03/2018
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Supply of piped water to all households, 12/03/2018. The State-wise number of rural households which have been provided piped water till date is at Annexure.
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South Africa's Cape Town moves back to August 'Day Zero' forecast
South Africa’s city of Cape Town said on Wednesday that if no rainfall comes then “Day Zero”, when the taps are predicted to run dry, would be pushed back to 27 August from July 9, and that the bullet
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HC asks for government report on water availability at Sonshi
PANAJI: The high court of Bombay at Goa directed the chief engineer of the public works department (PWD) to visit Sonshi, inspect the ground realities there regarding availability of safe drinking water
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Progress for every child in the SDG Era
Early assessment of progress toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals confirms an alarming lack of data in 64 countries, as well as insufficient progress toward the SDGs for another 37 countries
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What will happen to this beautiful blue planet?
Is this beautiful world fighting for its very existence? Will the coming generations be in a position to enjoy every element of nature? Are we constrained to live in a highly polluted environment? Have
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South Africa: Cape Town Winning Day Zero Battle, but City Warns Residents to Keep Saving
The City of Cape Town has repeated its call to locals to continue to save drinking water, even though Day Zero has been pushed back again - this time from July 9 to July 15. "People must continue to
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Kenya: Water Ministry to Set Up Water Storage, Harvesting Authority By June
Nairobi — The government is set to launch a National Water Storage and Harvesting Authority in a bid to improve rainwater collection and stocking. Speaking recently during a two-day water summit held
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How to reach everyone with safe water and sanitation by 2030
Governments are not doing anywhere near enough, anywhere near fast enough, to make clean water, decent sanitation and good hygiene (WASH) normal for everyone, everywhere by 2030. Despite progress around
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Augmenting water security and food security of small farmers in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu in India
Across India, the magnitude and intensity of extreme weather events like drought and floods is increasing. Such changes in climatic conditions affect a myriad of issues of which, access to water for drinking