Researchers have found traces of 25 harmful viruses in surface water in the slums of Kampala and Dar es Salaam. The findings of the research by IHE Delft Institute for Water ... Read more »
Ghana plans to replace its buses and formalise waste collection in informal settlements as part of a new plan to help its crowded capital withstand climate change and disasters. Read more »
'Whoever you are, wherever you are, water is your human right' reads the slogan of the 2019 United Nations World Water Day. Read more »
Access to adequate sanitation proves to be a significant challenge faced by Africa and elected officials from various countries met in Cape Town to brainstorm on how to achieve ... Read more »
Women and children in different refugee settlements in the West Nile district are struggling to access clean water as drought takes its toll on the area. Hassan Kaps Fungaroo, the ... Read more »
Although there has been a remarkable improvement in the provision of sanitary facilities to schools countrywide, about 246 schools in Namibia don't have toilets, according to the ... Read more »
Lawmakers are already punching holes in the 2018 Water Supply and Sanitation Bill, which provides that anyone found to be misusing water resources should be fined no less than ... Read more »
Giving birth at a healthcare facility with no access to water brings a whole new, shocking set of challenges. 574 women out of every 100,000 die during or immediately after ... Read more »
Ethiopia's growth has been propelled by at least two factors: the prioritisation of agriculture as a key contributor to development and the fast-paced adoption of new technologies ... Read more »
In the Sahel, climate change has translated into more frequent, longer drought spells that threaten the resilience capacity of nomadic livestock pastoralists but with satellite ... Read more »
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