Even as the world celebrates the Golden Jubilee of Earth day amid a dreaded pandemic like Covid-19, it is incumbent on all of us to pause and reflect on how well the activities of the…
Zimbabwe government measures to combat COVID-19 should include urgently providing continuous and affordable access to sufficient safe water to people across the country. Long before the coronavirus pandemic, much of Zimbabwe suffered a severe water…
As nations all over the world battle with Covid-19 in the face many grim challenges, it has become fundamental for all available resources to be marshalled in order to contain this dreaded pandemic. Here in…
The significance of water to the fight against Covid-19, a pandemic that has plagued the entire world, inflicted havoc on the world’s economy and became a global conundrum, cannot be over emphasized. Due to the…
WHO has launched a dedicated messaging services in Arabic, English, French, Hindi, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese with partners WhatsApp and Facebook to keep people safe from coronavirus. This easy-to-use messaging service has the potential to…
World Water Week assembles over 500 co-convening organizations and 4,000 participants from more than 130 countries in Stockholm every year. This world-leading conference on water is now cancelled due to the global spread of COVID-19 and the measures taken by national and local authorities to contain the…
As the bank’s strategy to Increase water supply and sanitation financing, providing support for peri-urban areas, small and medium towns and urban sanitation, promoting transboundary water resources management by forging stronger partnerships with multilateral, bilateral…
As regular hand washing is a key tool in combating COVID-19, the UN and its partners are taking steps to ensure people living in informal settlements have access to running water at this critical time,…
Stockholm, Sweden (23 March 2020) – Dr John Cherry receives the Stockholm Water Prize 2020 for discoveries that have revolutionized our understanding of groundwater vulnerability. His research has raised awareness of how groundwater contamination is…
The 2020 UN World Water Development Report looks at the complex interlinkages between water and climate. As climate change amplifies water-related extremes, it clearly demonstrates the importance of good water governance, write SIWI’s Maggie White…
