International: WASH Alliance shifts strategy to sector development
In a bid to strengthen continuity after WASH programmes conclude and to strive for universal access to WASH by 2030, Wash Alliance International has...
World Bank and UN report warns of growing global water crisis
The World Bank and the United Nations have published a report warning that 40 percent of the world is currently affected by water scarcity....
Greywater reuse gets safety boost
Treated greywater is safe for irrigation and does not pose a risk for gastrointestinal illness or water-related diseases, researchers at the Zuckerberg Institute for...
World Bank reaffirms water reform approach
The World Bank has released a report entitled ‘Water Supply and Sanitation Policies, Institutions, and Regulation: Adapting to a Changing World’ in response to...
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...
Researchers turn nitrates into water and air
Engineers at Rice University’s Nanotechnology Enabled Water Treatment (NEWT) Center have found a catalyst that cleans toxic nitrates from drinking water by converting them...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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Inside IWA’s DNA: how we adapt and thrive
The recent success of the IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition is the latest sign that IWA is thriving. Kala Vairavamoorthy explores the reasons...
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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...
