October 2019

‘Don’t panic’ over water crisis, South Africans told

29 October, 2019 Selorm Aglagoh 0 Comments 1 category

South Africans are being urged only to use water for drinking purposes amid a water crisis that has seen dams, reservoirs and taps run dry. That warning comes from officials from the largest water utility

Rainwater harvesting as a method of climate change adaptation

28 October, 2019 Selorm Aglagoh 0 Comments 2 categories

Jamaica is increasingly hard hit by drought. Its 2018 Social and Economic Survey says that average rainfall was below the 30 year mean for most parishes. A steady water supply can build resilience by helping

WHO calls for more research on microplastics in drinking water

22 October, 2019 Selorm Aglagoh 0 Comments 1 category

A newly launched analysis by World Health Organization (WHO) summarizes the latest knowledge on microplastics in drinking-water. According to the report, titled Microplastics in drinking-water, microplastics larger than 150 micrometres are not likely to be absorbed in

World Toilet Day 2019: ‘Leaving no one behind’

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Today, 4.2 billion people live without safely managed sanitation, 673 million still practise open defecation and three billion lack basic handwashing facilities.[1] This sanitation crisis means untreated human waste is spreading diseases into water supplies

Global Handwashing Day 2019: Clean Hands for All

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October 15 is Global Handwashing Day, a global advocacy day dedicated to increasing awareness and understanding about the importance of handwashing with soap as an effective and affordable way to prevent diseases and save lives.

Open webinar on the SDG 6 Data Portal

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An open webinar hosted on Friday 18 October will explain and show the main functionalities of the SDG 6 Data Portal. The SDG 6 Data Portal brings together data on all the SDG 6 global

Paying lip-service to sanitation is recipe for disease outbreak- World Vision

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The Water and Sanitation Technical Coordinator, World Vision International Ghana has said paying lip-service and dabbling in propaganda on issues of sanitation, especially, open defecation would only consume the energetic fabric of society through disease

Young activists are raising their voices – the global community must listen

8 October, 2019 Selorm Aglagoh 0 Comments 1 category

“Do we even have a future to look forward to?” a startling but increasingly common concern, as expressed by indigenous water activist Autumn Peltier in an interview with Vice. Autumn recently addressed the UN General

Managing Water in Trying Times: Striving for Inclusive Water Diplomacy

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There is a growing need for inclusive and forward-thinking water diplomacy, experts said at a High-Level Panel on Water Diplomacy organized by SIWI at the 2019 World Water Week. Drawing on experiences from Yemen, South

Month: October 2019