After a Decade without Water, IRC Brings "Life" to an Ethiopian Town
A water system in the Western Ethiopian town of Kurmuk that hasn't functioned properly for around 10 years is now providing clean drinking water to 900 households or about 4,200 people.
The project, jointly carried out by the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and local government partners is now saving residents time and money, as well as providing safe drinking water.
"Prior to the re
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Ghana: Commodification of Water in Nation
Whether young or old, we all know that three things are basic to life: food (including water), clothing and shelter. These are essentials; and access to them should never be denied anyone, especially poor and marginalized people. This piece is dedicated to water; a need without which life is impossible.
Long ago, shelter lost its human rights value and became a commodity. Since then, there has
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Can Moringa Tree Seeds Be Used for Water Purification?
Pure water is a key requirement for good health and alternative cheap, safe methods are required in many countries. In a paper that has just been published in the American Chemical Society journal, Langmuir, researchers from Uppsala University in co-operation with The University of Botswana describe how extracts from seeds of the Moringa oleifera tree can be used for water purification. Flocculat ... read more >>
Egypt: Mubarak receives report on facing floods in future
President Hosni Mubarak received a detailed report from Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Mohamed Nasr El Din Allam, on Friday 12/2/2010 on efforts to protect citizens, public and private properties in the governorates of Sinai, Aswan and Red Sea from effects and dangers of floods in future.
These efforts include a reevaluation of all facilities and slums located in the floods' course
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UN body warns Africa of the impending conflicts over the scarce water resources
A UN body has predicted that the main conflicts in Africa during the next 25 years will be over the scarcity of water, as countries are likely to wage war against each other for access to the scarce resources.
The United Nations Development Programe {UNDP} says in a study just released at the turn of the century that water wars are likely in areas where rivers and lakes are shared by more than
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Uganda: Wetlands Down 30 Percent in 15 Years
UGANDA has lost 30% of its wetlands in the last 15 years, according to the Wetlands Commissioner Paul Mafabi.
Mafabi said wetlands covered 15% of Uganda in 1994 and this has reduced to only 10% in 2008.
This, Mafabi added, was affecting Lake Victoria.
He also said the wetlands around Lake Kyoga were disappearing at an alarming rate.
"We have lost most of the seasonal wetlands around L
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Keeping Girls in School May be a Matter of Better Sanitary Protection
When boys and girls reach puberty, their bodies go through many physical changes. But for girls in Africa, the onset of menstruation can bring with it discrimination, unwanted sexual advances and the end of their education. Now a pilot study in Ghana says it doesn’t have to be that way. The study says when free sanitary protection is provided to secondary school girls there is a sharp drop in ... read more >>
IPPC Glacier Melt Error
The IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) has admitted that a prediction suggesting that Himalayan glaciers might disappear by the year 2035 was ‘poorly substantiated' and a lapse in standards. The claim was made in the organisation's 2007 Fourth Assessment Report, which warned that climate change was accelerating. One paragraph declared that the probability of the Himalayan glaciers ‘ ... read more >>
