International: UNICEF links safe drinking water with climate change
UNICEF has said the push to bring safe water to millions around the world is going to be even more challenging due to climate change, which threatens...
Canada: Water crisis placing First Nations communities at risk
Water on land known as reserves in many indigenous communities in Ontario is not safe to drink, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has announced in a new report....
International: Bill Gates’ poo machine up and running in Dakar
In a blog update, Bill Gates has revealed that the Janicki Omni Processer (JOP), from which he drank a glass of water earlier in...
Development Bank establishes new fund for African urban sanitation
The African Development Bank has established the first African Urban Sanitation Investment Fund (AUSIF) to leverage public and private sector investment to support innovation...
Climate concerns for bathing water quality
The latest progress report on Europe’s bathing waters from the European Environment Agency highlighted issues of future concern alongside general progress on bathing water...
International: Mid-term review on water commitments released
Safe Water for All (SWA) and partners have reported significant progress on 56 percent of their 383 commitments to ensuring sustainability of water and...
Children need to drink more water, urge UK councils
Children and teenagers need to drink more water instead of sugary drinks, to tackle the alarming rise in child obesity and to reduce the risk...
Malawi: US$5 million to improve Malawi sanitation programme
The African Development Fund and the OPEC fund for International Development will jointly fund a US$5 million loan to improve water and sanitation services...
West and Central Africa: Finance for sanitation mobilised
A total of 153 senior representatives from government, NGOs and utilities from 24 countries in West and Central Africa met in Dakar, Senegal, to...
India: New app to test water sources
A new low-cost water testing kit that works with a mobile phone could one day map safe drinking water sources for communities. The app,...
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Toronto Water – serving the host city of the World Water...
Toronto Water has transformed the city’s water management. Ahead of IWA’s World Water Congress & Exhibition in the capital of the Canadian province of...
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UNU report warns on tipping points if environmental risks not addressed
A new report released by the United Nations University (UNU) has found that drastic changes to fundamental socioecological systems are likely if environmental risks...
