TANZANIA: Zanzibar's sewage disposal challenge
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| Fri 23 Apr, 2010. |
Zanzibar’s rudimentary waste management and sanitation facilities are nowhere near keeping pace with the increase in the Tanzanian island’s population, according to officials. Read more...
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ETHIOPIA: When the rains don't come on time
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| Fri 23 Apr, 2010. |
Rain rules the lives and wellbeing of rural people in most developing countries: it determines whether they will have enough to eat, be able to provide basic necessities and earn a living, but climate change has made rainfall more erratic in many parts of the world. Read more...
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GLOBAL: Water and sanitation will be okay in 2200
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| Thu 22 Apr, 2010. |
In 2000 the world pledged that half the 2.6 billion people without safe drinking water and basic sanitation would have access to these basic facilities by 2015, but poor countries will need US$18.4 billion more a year to reach this Millennium Development Goal (MDG), which at this rate will only be met in 2200. Read more...
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ETHIOPIA: Nearly a quarter of Addis residents lack toilets
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| Tue 20 Apr, 2010. |
Almost a quarter of Addis Ababa residents have no access to toilets, says a new report by the Addis Ababa city authorities. Read more...
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BANGLADESH: Troops guard Dhaka water pumps
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| Tue 20 Apr, 2010. |
Troops are guarding water pumps in parts of Dhaka as a severe water shortage grips the capital, causing a rise in water-borne diseases, officials say. Read more...
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INDONESIA: Jakarta's slums struggle with sanitation
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| Mon 19 Apr, 2010. |
In Jakarta's northern Muara Angke coastal area, a lack of access to piped water has forced people to bathe and wash clothes using murky grey water from fish ponds. Read more...
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SOUTH AFRICA: Drinking the fog
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| Wed 14 Apr, 2010. |
Gcinikaya Mpumza, mayor of a small municipality perched high in the Drakensberg Mountains of South Africa, was saddled with a huge problem: more than half the residents did not have access to water. It was a question of money. Read more...
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MYANMAR: Coping with water scarcity in the Ayeyarwady Delta
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| Wed 14 Apr, 2010. |
Water scarcity has become a daily challenge in Myanmar’s Ayeyarwaddy Delta in the dry season, with thousands still struggling after damage to water sources by Cyclone Nargis in May 2008. Read more...
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