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Africa:
Wetlands Help Protect Us From Floods and Purify Our Water
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 22 March 2019
Every day climate-related disasters are happening all around the globe, and this trend will keep increasing. Just between 1998 and 2017, "climate-related and geophysical disasters… Read more »
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Africa:
#WorldWaterDay - 10 Facts - Some Surprising - About Africa's Water
Africa Check, 22 March 2019
How many people in the region don't have safe water? Do Cape Town residents use it mainly for their pools and gardens? Do well-off Nairobians pay less for their water? Read more »
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Africa:
From Eye in the Sky to Life On the Ground
UNEP, 21 March 2019
UN Environment, Google, the European Commission and partners aim to "leave no one behind" on World Water Day, launching a groundbreaking data platform to track the world's water… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Nigeria's Stunted Children - How Carrying Heavy Water Containers Affects Children's Growth
Daily Trust, 22 March 2019
Today is World Water Day. With access to water in certain communities limited, Daily Trust looks at the life of children who have to travel long distances to fetch water in… Read more »
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Africa:
Water for All - World Water Day 2019
IPS, 19 March 2019
Water is a precondition for human existence, and for the sustainability of our planet. It is entwined with almost everything human, from climate change and global economy to gender… Read more »
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Africa:
Rural Communities to Access Improved Water Supply Thanks to the AfDB
African Development Bank (AfDB), 21 March 2019
In the lakeside village of Kafuzira, in the Nkhotakota District of Malawi's Central Region, the water taps are not yet running. In the dry season, the women and girls still trudge… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Over 3.6 Million Lack Water, Sanitation, Hygiene - UNICEF
Guardian, 22 March 2019
The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) yesterday said over 3.6 million Nigerians are in need of potable water, sanitation and hygiene services. Read more »
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Nigeria:
More Children Die From Lack of Access to Safe Water Than By Bullets - Unicef
Vanguard, 22 March 2019
A new report by the United Nations Children Fund, UNICEF, has revealed that children in conflict zones, such as the North East of Nigeria are three times more likely to die from… Read more »