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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Question raised in Lok Sabha on Water Management Index, 06/04/2017
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Water Management Index, 06/04/2017. NITI Aayog has developed a Composite Water Management Index as a useful tool to assess and further improve the performance in efficient
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Realising the human right to water, sanitation and hygiene: lessons from Southern Africa
This briefing note details a human rights-based approach to water, sanitation, and hygiene and lessons from southern Africa. WaterAid launched the ‘Human Rights-Based Approach Action Learning Initiative’
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South Africa: Cape Town's Taps Could Really Run Dry
Taps may run dry in the drought-stricken city of Cape Town and the south-western Cape as dam levels drop and rainfall forecasts for the region over the next few months are no better than chance, said local
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Sh143 million Naivasha water project launched
The PS Housing and Urban Development Ms Aida Mwinano (with specs) inspect ongoing works in various informal settlement schemes in Naivasha. She said that the government would use Sh16B in upgrading informal
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100 days of water left in Cape Town dams, restrictions to be tightened
<p>Cape Town - Cape Town’s water supply is down to its last 100 days, resulting in the municipality bringing forward its emergency supply schemes.</p> <p> </p> <p>Dam storage levels had declined
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Graphene sieve turns seawater into clean drinking water – and the technology can be scaled up
Graphene has been used to turn seawater into clean drinking water. The graphene sieve was shown to filter common salts from the water, and scientist say the technology could be scaled up – potentially
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Sustainability of demand responsive approaches to rural water supply: the case of Kerala
This paper presents the findings of an impact evaluation to assess the performance and sustainability of the demand responsive community-based approach toward rural water supply in the state of Kerala,
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Drought-hit Cape Town may scrap free-water quotas and hike tariff
Capetonians will have to dig deeper into their pockets after July if plans to scrap the free-water-for-all policy are passed. The city wants to impose a 19.25% tariff hike for both water and sanitation‚
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75% of water infrastructure in Northeast destroyed by Boko Haram
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Wednesday that Boko Haram terrorists have destroyed 75 percent of the water infrastructure in the Northeast Nigeria. UNICEF Director of Emergency
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Cape Town water being treated for harmless compound
Cape Town - The City of Cape Town is treating its dwindling water supplies for a harmless organic compound that is affecting its smell and taste, it said on Tuesday. Confirming the suspicions of many