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Zimbabwe: Urban Dwellers Carting Water

Rainfall shortages at the dams that supply water to Zimbabwe's second largest city, Bullawayo, have forced many residents to bring the essential resource to their homes in the same way most rural populations do - by carrying it from a borehole well.
Albert González Farran/UN Photo

A child pushes an orange Water Roller, which has the same capacity as the four jerry cans carried by her companion.

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    SciDev.Net, 4 July 2012

    Great uncertainty exists regarding estimates of the global water budget (the amount of water involved in the hydrological cycle every year) because of discrepancies between global… Read more »

  • Africa:   The Water Crisis is Now

    This is Africa, 4 July 2012

    Studies show that by 2025 half the world's population will not have enough water to meet its needs. Already, a billion people do not have access to clean water, and more than 2bn… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   'Wash' Brings Hope to Rural Folk

    The Herald, 5 July 2012

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  • Zimbabwe:   Families to Use 500L Water Per Day

    The Herald, 4 July 2012

    The Harare City Council has asked residents to use a maximum of 15 cubic metres of water per month to conserve the precious liquid. Read more »

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