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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Rural areas in Karnataka face acute drinking water shortage as ROs dry up
BENGALURU: When it was launched in 2013, the programme 'Shuddha Neeru' was touted as a panacea for the drinking water woes of the people of Karnataka. One of the state government's flagship projects, it
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Emergency measures in place for water crisis – Cape Town
Cape Town - The City of Cape Town said on Monday disaster planning was underway to ensure measures were in place for the possibility of an extended drought. "[We] continue planning for the implementation
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House to allocate funds to resolve teeth-browning water problem
The parliamentary Committee on Budget has promised to set aside funds in the 2017-18 financial year to resolve the problem of high fluoride content in water consumed in Naivasha. This emerged when members
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Water restrictions lifted in Gauteng
JOHANNESBURG - The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) on Monday, announced the lifting of water restrictions in Gauteng. DWS spokesperson Sputnik Ratau said the lifting of the water restrictions
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Uganda: Rural Women's Group Changes Lives Through Sanitation Projects
A women's group in Luweero District has taken the campaign to boost hygiene and sanitation practices to another level. The group has not only encouraged members to improve sanitation and hygiene facilities
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Question raised in Lok Sabha on Contamination of Ground Water, 10/03/2017
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Contamination of Ground Water, 10/03/2017. Diseases such as Cholera, Acute Diarrhoeal Diseases (Dysentery and Diarrhea), Enteric Fever (Typhoid) and Viral Hepatitis A &
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Question raised in Lok Sabha on Fluoride and Arsenic in Drinking Water, 09/03/2017
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Fluoride and Arsenic in Drinking Water, 09/03/2017. As reported by the States into the online Integrated Management Information System (IMIS), the number of rural habitations
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Question raised in Lok Sabha on Water-related Diseases, 09/03/2017
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Water-related Diseases, 09/03/2017. There are 9.25 lakh private drinking water sources which interalia include both open well and tube well) in rural India as reported by
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Inheriting a sustainable world: Atlas on children’s health and the environment
More than 1 in 4 deaths of children under 5 years of are attributable to unhealthy environments. Every year, environmental risks – such as indoor and outdoor air pollution, second-hand smoke, unsafe water,
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Don’t pollute my future! The impact of the environment on children’s health
<p>Every year, environmental risks – such as indoor and outdoor air pollution, second-hand smoke, unsafe water, lack of sanitation, and inadequate hygiene – take the lives of 1.7 million children under 5 years, say new WHO report</p>