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Climate, Water and Resilience: Indigenous knowledge matters

15 June, 2020 Selorm Aglagoh 0 Comments 1 category

In a new policy brief, the UNDP-SIWI Water Governance Facility (WGF) and SIWI highlight the role of indigenous peoples’ solutions to tackle the climate and water crisis and how countries can draw on these experiences

People and Planet: Inclusive partnerships towards the SDG Agenda

13 June, 2020 Selorm Aglagoh 0 Comments 1 category

In a new report, SIWI together with UNEP, Sida and the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, highlight the role of building and supporting inclusive and innovative partnerships to achieve the 2030 Agenda, with a focus on

Open Letter calls for urgent action to protect the world’s oceans

9 June, 2020 Selorm Aglagoh 0 Comments 1 category

The health of the ocean is in peril, with potentially devastating consequences for the planet. In an Open Letter on World Oceans Day, 8 June, high-level source-to-sea supporters call for decisions-makers across sectors to reduce

A call to action from journalists of the Nile

29 May, 2020 Selorm Aglagoh 0 Comments 1 category

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is set to become Africa’s biggest hydroelectric power plant, but questions around the filling process and operation of the dam have caused tension amongst riparian neighbours. In a unique statement,

Investing in Soil and Water Management

26 May, 2020 Selorm Aglagoh 0 Comments 1 category

Despite the devastating impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, investing in African soil and water management is more important than ever. This was the key message from a SIWI-hosted webinar on Tuesday 5 May to launch

No, drinking water doesn’t kill coronavirus

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A rumour about Covid-19 has been spreading – that drinking water regularly and keeping your mouth moist can protect you. Here BBC Future examines the evidence. F First there was the bizarre suggestion that it

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Transparency, information and behavioural change saved Cape Town from Day Zero – the day the city was destined to run dry – in 2018. “The drought has taught us the importance of taking the residents along with us,” says Xanthea Limberg, Mayoral Committee Member

Do you get water? Join our MOOC to find out!

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On 22 April 1970, some 20 million Americans participated in the world’s first Earth Day, a gigantic teach-in to raise awareness of the many threats to the environment that were becoming increasingly apparent. The idea

Make clean water for all a top global priority!

15 May, 2020 Selorm Aglagoh 0 Comments 1 category

Water, sanitation, and hygiene must be the first line of defence against Covid-19. That is why SIWI has joined other major organizations in a call to action demanding that governments across the world prioritize access

WRA Congratulates African Development Bank (AfDB) for winning the Prince Talal International Prize for Human Development.

8 May, 2020 Selorm Aglagoh 0 Comments 1 category

The African Development Bank’s continuous investment in water and sanitation infrastructure, solar energy and afforestation on the African continent cannot be glossed over when we pay critical attention to the impacts it has sustained on

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