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...
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...
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...
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...
Stella Artois highlights clean water crisis through art installation
In partnership with Water.org, Stella Artois unveiled ‘The water clouds by Stella Artois’, a public art installation that visualised the impact of the “Buy...
New ‘pay-monthly’ scheme could revolutionise sanitary waste collection in Bangladesh
A new study has found that spreading the cost of waste removal over a series of monthly payments could make costs more affordable for...
Sri Lanka: Veolia to improve access to drinking water
The Sri Lankan National Water Supply and Drainage Board has awarded a €156 million contract to Veolia, through its subsidiaries OTV and SADE, that...
Key to tackling poverty is water and sanitation, says World Bank
Reaching the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) of access to safely managed water and sanitation services by 2030 will require countries to spend US$150 billion...
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...
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...
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Track, trace and target – the water sector and emerging viruses
New viruses continue to emerge and spread. Joan B Rose, Rosina Girones, Marta Rusiñol Arantegui, Veronica Beatriz Rajal, Ramiro Poma, Maronel Steyn, Bettina Genthe,...
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UN study calls for action on antimicrobial resistance
A new study by the UN calls for action on pollution that it says is causing millions of deaths annually due to resistance to...
