AI technology could help protect water supplies
Progress on new artificial intelligence (AI) technology could make monitoring at water treatment plants cheaper and easier and help safeguard public health.
Researchers at the...
International: World Toilet Day highlights link between sanitation and malnutrition
The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has highlighted the “vicious cycle” connecting poor sanitation and malnutrition, the theme of World Toilet Day. The recently...
Kyrgyz Republic: New results-based pilot to upgrade household sanitation
More than 100,000 people living in 52 villages across the Kyrgyz Republic are expected to benefit from improved access to quality water and sanitation...
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,...
Kenya: USAID finances new safe water programmes
The Kenyan government, US Embassy, and representatives of international donors and private corporations have launched two drinking water projects worth US$86.5 million in a bid to ensure local...
Beyoncé works with UNICEF to bring safe water to Burundi
Global entertainer, Beyoncé, has teamed up with UNICEF through her BeyGOOD philanthropic arm to launch BEYGOOD4BURUNDI, a multi-year partnership to provide safe water 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...
Uganda: Sanitation programme rolled out in Lake Victoria
The second phase of the Lake Victoria Water Supply and Sanitation Programme has been commissioned in Ntungamo, Uganda. Financed by a US$102 million grant from the African Development...
Ghana: World Bank provides further credits for water supply
The Sustainable Rural Water and Sanitation Project (SRWSP) has received World Bank financing of US$45.7 million to facilitate the construction of an additional 20,000...
International: World Menstrual Hygiene Day celebrated
On 28 May, World Menstrual Hygiene day was celebrated in over 30 countries. The campaign’s main goal and vision is to create a world in which every...
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Building resilient urban water systems for an uncertain future
A changing climate and rapid urbanisation demand a rethink in how we build and run towns and cities. Kala Vairavamoorthy, Nathanial Matthews and Paul Brown...
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Study reveals seismic water concerns for Seattle
Seattle Public Utilities in the US has completed a seismic study using updated information to analyse the performance of its drinking water system.
The study...
