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D.R. Congo: Urban Water Supply Needs Attention

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Kinshasa's population needs an estimated 700,000 cubic metres of water per day. The Régie de distribution des eaux (REGIDESO) produces only 425,000 cubic metres - vast neighbourhoods like Kitokimosi and Mpasa receive almost none of this water.

Water-Zambia: Worries Ahead of Flood Season

Saturday, November 14, 2009


The Zambezi is home to the fishing community on Mbeta Island. But after the river rose and swallowed their homes last year, they have learned to fear it as well.

Africa: Water Summit Ends

Friday, November 13, 2009

As the Second Africa Water Week ends, participants have reiterated that lack of access to clean water and adequate sanitation has a direct bearing on public health and the economy in Africa.

Water-Africa: Civil Society Demands Action, Not Words

Thursday, November 12, 2009

'No more commitments... We have had enough of the promises. Can we please see something happening on the ground? Right now, it is business as usual and that’s why Africa is off-track on the MDG target.'

Environment-Argentina: Desperately Dry

Thursday, November 12, 2009

The persistent drought affecting some 90 percent of Argentine territory has slain cattle in the hundreds of thousands and caused forest fires, drastic restrictions on water use and local disputes over water.

Africa: Taking the Lead on Water

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Water is a resource that binds people together, for better or worse. The care taken to prevent pesticides or sewage from washing into water supplies in one place, or decisions made in another about managing its flow to generate electricity or irrigate crops: it's clear that water issues spill over boundaries.

Water-Uganda: Reducing Run-off To Protect Lake Victoria

Saturday, October 24, 2009

The Ggaba landing site on Lake Victoria is the nearest wholesale fish market to the Ugandan capital, Kampala. More than 6,000 people live and work in this fishing community.

Zambia
: Fishing in Troubled Waters

Saturday, October 24, 2009

In two decades of fishing on the Zambezi, Darius Wamulume has never seen anything like this. With deep ulcerations and tissue decay, the fish he has caught recently is too unsightly to sell and too suspect to eat.

Water-Botswana: A Garden In the Heart of the Village

Saturday, October 24, 2009

Look, there's no drama with the borehole in Mokobeng. And that's the way it should be.

Environment: Pipeline Renews Debate on Sea-Dumped Chemical Weapons

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

On Sep. 24, a beachgoer near Swansea, Wales reported a piece of military equipment washed up on the shore. Three days later, the two members of the team that had showed up to dispose of the shell developed symptoms compatible with mustard gas — a chemical warfare agent used in the two world wars and other conflicts.

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