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Africa:
World Meets Drinking Water Target, Falls Short of Sanitation
WaterAid, 6 March 2012
WaterAid welcomes the news that the world has met its goal to halve the proportion of people without safe drinking water by 2015. The international non-profit organization has… Read more »
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Ethiopia:
The Challenges of Finding Clean Water
RNW Africa, 22 March 2012
In 1992, the United Nations General Assembly declared 22 March as International Water Day. It is celebrated every year to raise awareness about the importance of clean water… Read more »
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Africa:
Clinton Boosts U.S. Commitment to World Water Challenges
State Department, 22 March 2012
Calling water "an essential ingredient of global peace, stability and security," U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on March 22 announced a new partnership of… Read more »
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Kenya:
ICRC Water Projects Reach Over 30,000
ICRC, 22 March 2012
Clean, safe water is a treasured commodity in Africa, but for millions across the continent, access to decent water is only a dream. Working with African Red Cross and Red Crescent… Read more »
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Africa:
USAID Celebrates 2012 World Water Day
USAID, 22 March 2012
Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) commemorates World Water Day. USAID's mission is a water secure future, free from water borne disease, where food is… Read more »
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Uganda:
Over 10 Million Lack Access to Safe Water
New Vision, 22 March 2012
As the world marks World Water Day today, close to a quarter of Uganda's population lack access to safe water, according to research by Water Aid Uganda. Read more »
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South Africa:
Why Coal Power Is Bad News for Our Water
Greenpeace, 22 March 2012
Although South Africa has been blessed with amazing natural resources, sadly water isn't one of them. Read more »
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Liberia:
Liberia Celebrates World Water Day Today
Heritage, 22 March 2012
A two- day Joint Ministerial Water and Sanitation High level Meeting between Liberia and Sierra Leone has opened in Monrovia, as Liberia joins Countries the World over to celebrate… Read more »
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Africa:
Aiming for a Predictable Water Supply
allAfrica, 13 March 2012
As the Sixth World Water Forum is being held in Marseille, France, this week, AllAfrica looks at the lack of predictable water supplies and challenges to building infrastructure to… Read more »
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Africa:
Vanishing Lake Chad
Africa Renewal, 1 April 2012
As you approach the Lake Chad basin from Maiduguri, in northeastern Nigeria, the atmosphere of despair is telling. The air is dusty, the wind is fierce and unrelenting, the plants… Read more »