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Water Key to Health and Development

Access to water is a basic human right, yet billions of people the world over continue to live without access to adequate and safe water and sanitation.

Africa: How Do We Ensure Universal Access to Water and Sanitation?

IDS, 21 March 2013

Access to safe and clean drinking water and sanitation is a universal human right and central to human wellbeing and development. Read more »

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Drinking water in Mugunga camp, eastern DRC.

East Africa: Kenya Joins East Africa's U.S.$15.1 Million Project

The Star, 20 March 2013

Countries in the Nile Basin have launched a project to conserve water. Kenya and the rest of the East Africa begun the project dubbed 'Nile Co- operation for Result'. Read more »
Africa: World Water Day - Is the Glass Half Full or Half Empty?

African Development Bank (AfDB), 22 March 2013

We invest billions of dollars to find evidence of water and life on Mars, but here on Earth, we struggle to mobilize the funds needed to develop the full potential of the water… Read more »
Zimbabwe: U.S.$2 Million for Beitbridge Water

The Herald, 20 March 2013

World Bank US$2, 3 million water and sanitation project for Beitbridge complete the $2.3 million World Bank Emergency Water Supply and Sanitation programme which sought to arrest… Read more »
Liberia: Ellen Addresses World Water Forum

New Dawn, 22 March 2013

President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, currently in The Hague, is expected to participate in the celebration of World Water Day, today Friday, and serves as a panelist at a High-Level… Read more »
Nigeria: 66 Million Lack Access to Potable Water UNICEF

Daily Trust, 22 March 2013

Nigeria accounts for 66 million persons out of the 783 million people worldwide living without potable water. Read more »
Liberia: 1.2 Million Residents Suffer Water Theft

New Dawn, 22 March 2013

The Acting Managing Director of the Liberia Water and Sewage Corporation (LWSC) Charles Allen has blamed the acute water shortage in Monrovia and its environs to problems and… Read more »
Sudan: A Long Way for a Drop of Water

Unamid, 21 March 2013

Kariya Mohamed Abbakar, a 50 year old woman from Jebel Saiey, North Darfur, pushes her wheelbarrow each week to the nearest water point in the Abu Shouk camp for internally… Read more »
Uganda: World Water Day - Water Brings Life to Refugee Village in Uganda, and Income to One Family

UNHCR, 22 March 2013

Iraguha Nkuriza Ferecian casts carefully measures chemicals into three large metal vats of scummy water from Lake Nakivale, then climbs down a rickety ladder, secure in the… Read more »

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African Govts Work to Conserve Water

Rapid urbanization and changes in climatic conditions have forced countries to invest in the protection and preservation of their water sources, writes IRIN. Read more »
- Africa: Protecting Water Pays Dividends
- Kenya: Local Water APP Wins Global Contest
No Water for Pupils in Some Liberian Schools

With limited access to safe drinking water, students who can afford it are forced to buy clean water in sachets sold by street vendors. The cost can mean the difference between ... Read more »
- Liberia: Water and Sanitation Problems Driving Children From School
- Liberia: 50 Hand Pumps Dedicated
How to Deal With Urban Water Scarcity

Cities everywhere face the same challenge. How do they deal with greater demand due to growing populations while the underground water supply is being depleted? Read more »
- Africa: Sanitation - Urban Water Woes
- Zimbabwe: Harare's Underground Water Under Threat

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Water Key to Health and Development

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African Govts Work to Conserve Water

No Water for Pupils in Some Liberian Schools

How to Deal With Urban Water Scarcity

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