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Environment and sustainability

Second phase of Lesotho Highlands water scheme decision

Sign off or phase two of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project, which is critical to Lesotho's economy and South Africa's water supply, should take place by the second half of this year. Added in May

 

Open the dam and let the water flow - desperate plea from Omo Valley

Many tribal people in the Lower Omo Valley in Ethiopia are starving as the region is in the grip of a drought and the river’s annual flood has failed. Added in March

 

Tehuacán: Divining Destiny

Tehuacán is a valley in Mexico whose freshwater supply, once renowned throughout Mexico, has become an ancient memory. To confront the water crisis, a Mexico-based non-profit called Alternativas is helping communities to find solutions that combine modern technology and entrepreneurial spirit with ancestral wisdom. It’s a new paradigm for water management that offers a brighter look into Mexico’s water future. Added in March

Health

How the West poisoned Bangladesh

Bangladesh's arsenic crisis dates back to the 1970s when, in an effort to improve the quality of drinking water and counter diarrhoea, which was one of the country's biggest killers of children, there was large-scale international investment in building tube wells. Added in April

 

Water Quality Threat Requires Acknowledgement and Immediate Actions 

Various water quality parameters in Bangladesh are 16 to 20 times worse than they were in 1976 when DPHE first developed its institutionary framework - according to Dr. M. Feroze Ahmed, Civil Engineering Dept., BUET at the Consultation in observance of the World Water Day. Added in April

 

Asia

Latest news from ProPoor

The latest from ProPoor - an internet portal that provides information, resources and news about development work in South Asia. Added in April

Financing

Asian Development Bank (ADB) to issue first water bond 

The ADB recently announced its plan to launch the inaugural water bond that intends to finance its operations in the sector to promote more efficiency in urban water services and improve water governance through national water reform and capacity. Added in March

 

Ghanaian government asked to use communications tax to finance water, sanitation
The government of Ghana has been urged to use 25% of the talk tax levied on mobile phone subscribers and 5% of the National Health Insurance levy to finance water, sanitation and hygiene services in the country. Added in March

Governance

Indian TV show to evaluate government performance in water services

A local television station in Kerala is launching the first social reality
show in India that will be evaluating performance of the local government
authorities (panchayats) in sectors such as water and land management,
sanitation, environment, health and energy. Added in March