The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
Tiny pieces of plastic have been found in drinking water on five continents - from Trump Tower in New York to a public tap on the shores of Lake Victoria in Uganda - posing a potential risk to people’s health, researchers said on Wednesday. Plastic degrades over time into tiny …
(Seychelles News Agency) - Cases of extreme poverty and hardship have been identified in some households in a survey conducted in four central districts on the Seychelles’ main island, Mahe. The incidences of extreme poverty include poor housing conditions with no running water and electricity, overcrowding and no proper toilet …
Microplastic contamination has been found in tap water in countries around the world, leading to calls from scientists for urgent research on the implications for health. Scores of tap water samples from more than a dozen nations were analysed by scientists for an investigation by Orb Media, who shared the …
With a benefit to cost ratio of 16:1 for 40 low and middle-income countries, there is a well recognized rationale, globally, for investing in Nutrition. The recently published NFHS-4 results reflect some progress, with a decline in the overall levels of under nutrition in both women and children. However, the …
Nations must pour up to US$150 billion a year into efforts to deliver safe and clean water for all, or risk an economic crisis due to the healthcare and development impacts of people drinking filthy water. In order to provide access to safe and affordable sanitation to all by 2030 …
Harare – Zimbabwe continues to prioritise its citizen’s health as evidenced by the increase in access to improved sources of water and sanitation in the rural areas. Failure to access safe and clean water leads to the outbreak of waterborne diseases such as typhoid and cholera. According to the latest …
With immediate effect‚ commercial customers have been ordered to cut their water use by 20% compared with a year ago. Residential customers have been ordered to cap consumption at 20 kilolitres a month or face “a very high fine”. Mayor Patricia de Lille said on Sunday the level of fines …
GOVERNMNET says the newly-commissioned water supply improvement project in Misisi township in Lusaka Province will provide clean drinking water to over 30,000 residents. Minister of Water Development, Sanitation and Environmental Protection Lloyd Kaziya said Government, in collaboration with other stakeholders spent K2 million on the project. He said 12 kilometres …
Industrial facilities release upwards of 400 million tons of toxic pollutants into the world’s waters each year. Yet secrecy around the amount and type of chemicals that companies discharge is still the norm, especially in Asia. Contaminated water threatens the region’s poorest communities—those who still depend on local water sources …
The World Bank has said countries need to quadruple spending to $150 billion a year to deliver universal safe water and sanitation, helping to reduce childhood disease and deaths while boosting economic growth. Specifically, the report pointed out that Nigeria provided piped water to fewer than 10 per cent of …
Seventy-year-old Aret Sunday Etuk treks a long distance daily to the stream and source of water supply in Ikot Esop village, Nsit Atai Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. The mother of eight who breaks and sells palm kernel for a living said all her children have grown up …
YAOUNDE (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The Middle East and North Africa region loses about $21 billion each year because of an inadequate supply of water and sanitation, the World Bank said on Tuesday, warning urgent action is needed to prevent ripple effects on stability and growth. Poor management of water …
With rising urban populations and ever scarcer water supplies, cities and companies are teaming up to invest billions of dollars in water management projects, a report said on Tuesday. Around two thirds of cities from London to Los Angeles are working with the private sector to address water and climate …
The national water utility agency has embarked on a Rwf80-million solar-powered borehole project that will serve as a quick and temporary intervention to save people living along the Nyabarongo River in Mageragere Sector, Nyarugenge District, from deadly crocodiles. This comes as reports indicate that the reptiles haD killed at least …
Residents at Valkenskraal near De Rust are urged not to use the Grootrivier water both for human consumption and livestock following diesel spillage into the river on Tuesday. It's anticipated that clean-up operations, following a diesel spill of 42 000 litres on the Meiringspoort Pass near De Rust in the …
Bahi — Bahi District residents have a reason to smile following the recent handing over of a water and sanitation project worth over Sh664 million. The project was handed over by Plan International Tanzania to the Deputy Permanent Secretary, Regional Administration and Local Government (RALG), responsible for education, Mr Tixon …
Dams supplying the town are at an all-time low due to a crippling drought in the Amathole region‚ the Daily Dispatch reported on Monday. Amathole District Municipality warned three weeks ago that the town could be left without water‚ if it did not rain‚ from Tuesday. No rain has fallen …
Public hearing to be held in Karimnagar on August 26 The Irrigation Department is gearing up to conduct a public hearing in Karimnagar district on August 26 as part of the process for environmental clearance to Kaleshwaram project along with preparation of environmental impact assessment (EIA) and environmental management plan …
Nearly two and a half months after Times of India reported that two persons had died in North east Delhi's Shiv Vihar area as the unauthorised jeans dyeing industry+ in the residential area was polluting the water, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a case to investigate how …
Malawi Parliament's committee on environment and natural resources say it has summoned Lilongwe Water Board and Lilongwe City Council over the horror which residents in the capital especially those in Area 18 faced by consuming water contaminated with sewage . Committee chair Welani Chilenga said all preparations for the meeting …
