March 20
Madagascar: First Person - Water Key to Cultivating Financial Independence in Southern Madagascar
Women in one of the poorest parts of rural Madagascar are growing their financial independence from men by cultivating village land and selling their produce. Read more »
November 18, 2023
Africa: World Toilet Day, Flush With Innovations for Safer Sanitation
Innovation abounds in the race to broaden access to clean water and sanitation around the world on World Toilet Day, marked on 19 November. Read more »
October 12, 2023
Africa: WMO - Stocktake of Water Resources Needed As Global Hydrological Cycle Is in Distress
The hydrological cycle is spinning out of balance as a result of climate change and human activities, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO)… Read more »
August 23, 2023
Africa: Don't Let Wastewater Opportunities Flow Down the Drain
Wastewater, long seen as an environmental and health hazard, possesses untapped potential as an alternative energy and clean water source to offset fertilizer use, the UN… Read more »
August 21, 2023
Africa: Water Action Agenda Takes Shape in Stockholm Flowing On From Landmark Conference
The biggest water conference of the year is now underway. You might be thinking, wasn't that the UN Water Conference? Two separate events - but there is spillover. Read more »
March 24, 2023
Africa: UN Water Conference - Reducing Cross-Border Tensions
As water scarcity and the potential for conflicts between countries over resources increase, the UN is urging more nations to sign up to the Water Convention, designed to reduce… Read more »
March 23, 2023
Africa: UN's Nuclear Agency and Food and Agriculture Wing Announce Key Commitments to Tackle Global Water Crisis
On the penultimate day of the United Nations Water Conference, two UN agencies announced several potentially game-changing commitments that could enable countries to quickly gather… Read more »
March 22, 2023
Africa: UN Conference Seeks Solutions to Global Water Crisis
The world's precious water resources are "in deep trouble" and leaders are meeting at UN Headquarters this week to address what has become a multifaceted global crisis, before it… Read more »
March 21, 2023
Africa: UN Report Urges Water Partnerships to Avert Global Crisis #WorldWaterDay
Water starts wars, puts out fires, and is key to human survival, but ensuring access for all hinges largely on improving cooperation, according to a new flagship UN report… Read more »
March 19, 2023
Africa: Origami Hummingbirds to Make a Splash At UN Water Conference
Flocks of paper origami hummingbirds crafted by children around the world have departed their locations to "attend" the UN Water Conference in New York from 22-24 March, carrying… Read more »
Africa: 5 Things You Should Know About the UN 2023 Water Conference
The UN 2023 Water Conference, which takes place at UN Headquarters from 22-24 March, is being hailed as a once-in-a-generation opportunity to accelerate progress towards universal… Read more »
Africa: 190 Million Children at Risk From Water-Related Crises - UNICEF
A new analysis from the UN children's agency, UNICEF, shows that some 190 million children in 10 African countries are at the highest risk from a convergence of three water-related… Read more »
March 02, 2023
Niger: Niger Joins Crucial UN Transboundary Water-Sharing Accord
Niger announced on Thursday that it is to join a key UN water-sharing agreement with its Lake Chad neighbours in the increasingly drought-prone Sahel region. Read more »
February 28, 2023
Africa: Turn the Tide On Water Crisis With Game-Changing Commitments, Urge Co-Hosts of UN Conference
Water is life, yet this vital natural resource is being depleted, polluted and mismanaged. Disruption to the hydrological cycle is also causing more water-related disasters. To… Read more »
December 08, 2022
Africa: UN Taps Potential for Trust-Building On Shared Water Resources
A UN-led push for greater cross-border cooperation over increasingly finite water resources, made significant progress on Thursday, after it was announced that more than 30… Read more »
November 29, 2022
Africa: Major Rivers on Continent Had Below Average Water Flow in 2021 - Meteorological Body
Most of the globe was drier than normal in 2021, with "cascading effects on economies, ecosystems and our daily lives", the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on… Read more »
November 14, 2022
Africa: COP27 - Week Two Opens With Focus On Water, Women and More Negotiations On 'Loss and Damage'
On 'Women and Water' Day at COP27, the power of women as key drivers of climate solutions, and the crucial impact that the climate crisis is having on our water supply took centre… Read more »
October 24, 2022
Africa: 'Game Changer' Ideas On Water and Sustainability, Centre-Stage Ahead of Major Water Conference
Some 1,200 scientists, representatives of the private sector and civil society met at UN Headquarters in New York on Monday to discuss potentially game-changing ideas related to… Read more »