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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Lack of clean water endangers displaced South Sudanese
Officials in South Sudan are undertaking efforts to bring clean drinking water to displaced persons in Aburoc in the Upper Nile Region. The intervention is necessary as the threat of a cholera outbreak
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South Africa: Cape Town Residents Urged to Reduce Water Consumption
Pretoria — The City of Cape Town has called on residents to bring down their water use as the drought crisis continues. "We are asking all water users to reduce their water usage to 100 litres per person
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‘Wildlife conservation is not a project, but long-term commitment to landscape’
Bengaluru: With 30 years devoted for conservation of forests in Karnataka, electrical engineer-turned-wildlife biologist Sanjay Gubbi needs no introduction. Recently, he was honoured with the prestigious
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India uses up more groundwater than US & China
Indiscriminate Withdrawal Of Groundwater Means India May Run Out Of Its Supply Of Usable Water In A Few Years Right on the edge of the Ganga basin that spans 11 Indian states lies Naujhil block, a few
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Residents assured Cape Town water safe to drink
The City of Cape Town insists that the messages — many of them being circulated on WhatsApp groups linked to schools — are false. One of the hoaxes says: "If you drink water out of the tap which is
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Cape Town water usage must come down by 100 million litres- city
Johannesburg - Water use in Cape Town must be brought down by 100 million litres per day immediately, the City of Cape Town said in a statement on Monday. “Dam storage levels are now at 20,7%, which
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Government to develop 3-year strategic plan for water and sanitation
The Government is to develop a three-year strategic plan for the water and sanitation sector this year, Joseph Kofi Adda, Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources has said. This, he noted, would
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Kankumba community gets solar- powered water supply
WORLD Vision Zambia, in partnership with Davis and Shirtliff, has donated a solar-powered water supply system to Kankumba community in Rufunsa district built at a cost of K150,000. World Vision grants
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Water safety warnings are hoaxes‚ Cape Town insists
The City of Cape Town insists that the messages — many of them being circulated on WhatsApp groups linked to schools — are false. One of the hoaxes says: “If you drink water out of the tap which is
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Desalination-wastewater plant is African first
Cape Town - Engineers at the African Utility Week in Cape Town unveiled a first-of-its-kind desalination wastewater plant on Thursday that, they say, could make turning seawater into drinking water more