March 20
South Africa: Managing Transboundary Aquifers for Peace
Like surface waters, groundwater resources frequently cross international boundaries, potentially igniting disputes among nations that rely on this essential resource.… Read more »
March 12
Africa: Pollution - a Threat to Our Groundwater Resources
Groundwater pollution significantly affects the prevalence of waterborne diseases. This form of pollution occurs when hazardous substances, such as pathogens, chemicals, and heavy… Read more »
November 19, 2023
Africa: Global Call to Action On World Toilet Day to Meet 2030 Sanitation Goals
World Toilet Day 2023, on 19 November, focusing on 'Accelerating Change' - Toilets are a foundation stone of public health and play a critical role in protecting the environment" Read more »
October 24, 2023
Africa: Climate Crisis Turns African Rivers Into Epicentres of Conflict #AfricaClimateCrisis
Almost all major river basins in Africa have become the epicentres for conflicts over the last 20 years, and agricultural yields on the continent could drop by up to 50 percent in… Read more »
October 02, 2023
Africa: Informal Workers Key to Successful Waste Management in Africa
With the African continent recycling less than 11 percent of its waste, COP28 provided leaders on the African continent to consider integrated waste systems that include informal… Read more »
September 05, 2023
Lesotho: NDB Spotlight - the Lesotho Highlands Water Project - Who Benefits?
By Marianne Buenaventura Goldman and Reitumetse Nkoti Mabula Read more »
August 03, 2023
Africa: Revisiting the Water-Energy Nexus for a Changing Climate #AfricaClimateHope
By Philippe Benoit and Anne-Sophie Corbeau Read more »
May 23, 2023
Africa: The Lead-Free Water Pledge - Steps Towards a Future of Lead-Free Drinking Water
By Ahmed Rachid El-Khattabi and Aaron Salzburg Read more »
March 15, 2023
Africa: Managing Water Sustainably Is Key to the Future of Food and Agriculture
In contrast to its strategic role as an essential resource to help achieve community development and poverty alleviation globally, groundwater has remained a poorly understood and… Read more »
March 14, 2023
West Africa: Terrorism And Its Impacts On Water Access in the Sahel
The writer is Regional Executive Secretary of the Global Water Partnership in West Africa (GWP-WA) Read more »
January 09, 2023
Malawi: Malawi Suffers Worst Cholera Outbreak in Decades
On March 3, 2022, Malawi declared a cholera outbreak after a district hospital in the southern region reported a case. This was the first case in the 2021 to 2022 cholera season. Read more »
October 20, 2022
Africa: Accelerating Post-Pandemic SDG 6 Achievements On Water & Sanitation
Global progress has been staggeringly inadequate against Sustainable Development Goal 6, "clean water and sanitation for all." Read more »
August 22, 2022
Africa: 'And of Water We Made Every Living Thing'
This is how the Muslims' Holy Book - the Quran refers to the most precious element of life. Read more »
July 22, 2022
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Turns to Boreholes Amid Groundwater Level Concerns #AfricaClimateCrisis
Faced with cyclical droughts and low water levels in supply dams, Zimbabwe is turning to boreholes for relief, raising concerns about already precarious groundwater levels across… Read more »
September 11, 2012
Kenya: Kenya's Water Wars Kill Scores
Water scarcity is fuelling deadly inter-ethnic wars that continue to claim lives in Kenya, according to government officials. And if nothing is done to educate communities on how… Read more »
January 02, 2008
South Africa: Government Set to Reach Sanitation Target, But is It Enough?
The South African Department of Water Affairs and Forestry has narrowly missed one of its most important targets, aimed at improving sanitation for the country's poorest people -… Read more »