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...
Young scientists awarded for low-cost water purification concept
Two American students have been awarded the 2017 Stockholm Junior Water Prize for constructing a system that detects and purifies bacteria laden water within...
United States & India: WaterHealth awarded Unilever Global Development Award
WaterHealth International, a US-based company with operating headquarters in Hyderabad (India), has been awarded the Unilever Global Development Award, for its endeavours in providing...
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...
Waste flow calculator launched to help planning for urban sanitation
Jonathan Andrews spoke to Ingeborg Krukkert, Sanitation and Hygiene Specialist at IRC about a new faecal waste flow calculator that determines faecal waste volumes along the...
Water distribution points expanded in Haiti
Some 30,000 residents of three localities in Haiti now have access to potable water, thanks to a sanitation campaign launched by the government, supported by the...
City leaders are key to solving sanitation challenge, says WaterAid
New research from WaterAid has identified that strong leadership is the key to success for tackling the ever-growing sanitation challenge caused by uncontrolled urbanisation...
Environmental biologist wins Singapore water prize
An American Professor, Rita Colwell, has been named as the recipient of the Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize for 2018.
Colwell has been recognised for...
Liberia: Sixty-three thousand Liberians to gain access to safe water supply
The International Development Association, part of the World Bank, will provide US$10 million credit to increase access to piped water supply services in Liberia’s capital, Monrovia, and surrounding...
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...
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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...
