Items tagged with: Water and Climate Updates

Sanitary inspection forms are standardized field checklists that support the assessment and management of risks within drinking-water supply systems. Sanitary inspection forms pose a number of basic ...

COVID-19 is a deadly disease that poses an immediate threat to the African continent and has the potential to take many lives. It is crucial that coronavirus transmission in Africa is restricted as ...

On April 22, join in for 24 hours of action in a global digital mobilization that drives actions big and small, gives diverse voices a platform and demands bold action for people and the planet. Over ...

A feature filmed by CNN on UKZN’s Pietermaritzburg campus in celebration of International Women’s Day focused on a drought prediction tool developed by Professor Muthoni Masinde from the Central ...

IWA Publishing has announced that they will be making all of their journal content free until May 31st. In order to contribute to the collective and collaborative effort of global research surrounding ...

Climatecrisispolicy.org have put together a first-of-its-kind comprehensive listing of 600+ climate policies from over 130 expert sources to stop greenhouse gas pollution and create a sustainably ...

The winners of the Water Integrity Network photo competition have been announced - congratulations to Mohammed Shajahan for this winning photo of a water vendor in Chittagong, Bangladesh! The top ...

The Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) has launched a new campaign to increase the understanding of how the climate crisis is really a water crisis. It is only when we realize this that we ...

Niyel launched the first edition of the African Sanitation Championship at the 20th AfWA Congress on February in Kampala, Uganda. Parliamentarians, Ministry Staff, National Utilities Officers ...

Following World Water Day, the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) launched the campaign #water4climate. With the simple message that “Water is climate change”, this campaign will ...

Following the conclusion of the 6th Summit between the African Union (AU) and the EU, a new comprehensive EU strategy with Africa has been announced to strengthen the ties between Africa and the ...

With the rapid spread of COVID-19 across the globe, water and sanitation professionals will play a vital role in ensuring the safety of the public over the coming months. Whether through awareness ...

Global Gender Summit 2019: Experts enthuse parity in energy sector to combat climate change The 2019 Global Gender Summit commenced on Monday, November 25 in Rwanda's capital, Kigali with a strong ...

Climate change is taking a toll across east Africa and increasingly erratic weather is becoming commonplace in countries such as Kenya, Somalia, Uganda and Ethiopia Kenya will launch its first ...

South Africa has imposed emergency measures and is declaring several regions disaster areas, in response to the worst drought in living memory. Some areas have gone without substantial rainfall for up ...

Are you a solution provider? IUCN is currently looking for conservation success stories, which demonstrate how protected areas contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals on Gender equality (SDG5) ...

The Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Initiative (RWSSI) is an Africa-wide initiative managed by the African Development Bank (AfDB). RWSSI supports rural water and sanitation projects and programmes ...