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UN CALLS ON COUNTRIES TO ENSURE ACCESS TO WATER AND SANITATION IN DEVELOPMENT
Feb 21 2013 – The United Nations and its partners today called on the international community to prioritize ensuring access to water and sanitation to vulnerable populations in the ‘post-2015’ development agenda, stressing this would help combat inequality and
Industry Should come Forward with Technical and Financially Feasible Solutions
Feb. 20 2013 – Union Water Resources Minister Shri Harish Rawat has urged the Indian Industry to come forward with technical and financially feasible solutions, to address the challenges in the water sector in the country- particularly in the
EBRD invests in safe water and sanitation services for Romanians
Feb. 19, 2013 – The EBRD is helping to provide some 170,000 people with safe water and sanitation services in Prahova county in south-eastern Romania while also greatly reducing the losses that occur in the water treatment process. The
IDB Provides US$ 296 Million Financing to Support Development in Morocco
Jeddah, KSA, 11.02.2013 – During an official visit to Morocco last week, the Chairman of the IDB Group, Dr. Ahmad Mohamed Ali signed three financing agreements for US$ 296 million with the Moroccan Minister of Economy and Finance. On the
IOM Increases Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Interventions for South Sudan Refugees to Avert Spread of Hepatitis E
GENEVA, Switzerland, February 5, 2013 – IOM is intensifying the digging of emergency latrines and increasing its hygiene promotion activities at Doro camp, one of four refugee camps established in South Sudan’s Upper Nile State over the past year for
African Water Facility to Support Access of Urban Poor to Sanitation in Uganda
TUNIS, Tunisia, February 5, 2013, The African Water Facility offered a 1 million euro grant to the Community Integrated Development Initiatives (CIDI) to support their Kawempe Urban Poor Sanitation Improvement Project (KUPSIP). The project is designed to provide affordable and sustainable
African Cities Can Become More Sustainable, Resilient by Managing Water Better, Says World Bank
Dakar, December 6, 2012 — As Africa urbanizes at a faster rate than any other region in the world, a more integrated approach to urban water management is needed to solve complex water challenges in Africa’s teeming, thirsty cities, making
IFC, Tata Group Partner to Drive Water Efficiency in Indian Industry
Mumbai, India, November 7, 2012—IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is partnering with Tata Quality Management Services to develop strategies to improve water efficiency and promote sustainable water use at 11 Tata plants across India, setting a
IFC, World Bank Support Water Resource Reforms in Lao PDR
Vientiane, Lao PDR, October 24, 2012—IFC, the member of the World Bank Group focused on private sector development, and the World Bank are supporting the Lao People’s Democratic Republic in revising the country’s water resource law, helping foster sustainable management
1.7 million Vietnamese in rural communities to gain access to safe water with new World Bank financing linked to delivery of results
WASHINGTON DC, November 1, 2012 – Safe clean water for 1.7 million people, improved sanitation for 650,000 people — these are the services that Vietnamese in 8 provinces in the Red River Delta will receive through the government’s National
COST OF DEFORESTATION IN KENYA FAR EXCEEDS GAINS FROM FORESTRY AND LOGGING, UN JOINT STUDY FINDS
Nov 5 2012 – A landmark study of Kenya’s high-elevation forests shows that the economic cost of deforestation in the East African country exceeds national gains from forestry and logging by more than four-to-one, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
ADB $300 Million to Fund Overhaul of Ageing Water, Sewer Systems in Colombo
Oct. 25, 2012, The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is providing $300 million in loans to overhaul the quality, coverage, and management of water and wastewater services in the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo. “Parts of Colombo’s water supply distribution network are