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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Improving service levels and impact on the poor: a diagnostic of water supply, sanitation, hygiene, and poverty in Indonesia
The objective of this report is to provide an empirical basis for more inclusive and equitable service delivery in the water and sanitation sector in Indonesia. Despite recent gains, there are close to
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State-wise survey: Groundwater in Pune district ‘second-most contaminated’
Ambegaon, Indapur and Daund among ‘most affected’ areas in the district ACCORDING TO a recent analysis of water quality, conducted by the Groundwater Survey and Development Agency (GSDA), the quality
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Leonardo DiCaprio announces $20 million deal for environmental grants
Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio grants $20 million to organisations working for environmental sustainability. Talking about it the Oscar-winning actor said he is proud to support the organisations working
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Tanzania: Sh500m Project Set to Make Water Woes History for 3,000
Villagers in Kwamsisi Ward in Handeni District, Tanga Region, who for decades have to grapple scarcity of clean and safe water especially during the long dry seasons, will at last have access to the precious
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A matter of survival: Report of the Global High-Level Panel on Water and Peace
A report of the Global High-Level Panel on Water and Peace has been launched in Geneva, Switzerland. The report, titled: “A Matter of Survival”, tries to generate extensive international awareness of
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Kipushi residents ‘import’ water from DRC
RESIDENTS of Kipushi in the newly-created Mushindamo district are forced to draw water from the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) because the water pumps on the Zambian side have broken down.
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94% Of US Tap Water Has Micro Plastic Fibers In It, Study Finds
The scale of the world’s current micro plastics pollution problem can’t be overstated. Plastics, and more importantly their nearly invisible half-broken-down remnants, are now everywhere. They’re in the
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Gender, the environment and sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development strives for more balanced development by addressing the economic, social and environmental dimensions holistically. The momentum set forth by this agenda provides
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After deadly mudslide, Sierra Leone vaccinates against cholera
Sierra Leone will vaccinate half a million people against cholera as thousands risk infection in emergency shelters with limited access to clean water and sanitation, an official said three weeks after
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‘Nobody is safe’: Plastic found in drinking water on five continents
Tiny pieces of plastic have been found in drinking water on five continents - from Trump Tower in New York to a public tap on the shores of Lake Victoria in Uganda - posing a potential risk to people’s