News headlines for “Water and Development”, page 13
1 in 2 Humans Cannot Celebrate World Toilet Day - This Is Why
- Inter Press Service
Did you know that half of the world’s population do not have toilets? And that, globally, at least 2 billion people use a drinking water source contaminated with faeces? And that every day, over 700 children under five years old die from diarrhoea linked to unsafe water, sanitation and poor hygiene?
This is the dramatic, hushed reality of 3.6 billion people who don’t have one that works properly.
COP26: Climate Justice Begins with the Human Right to Water
- Inter Press Service
GLASGOW, Scotland, Nov 09 (IPS) - As the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) is swiftly moving to its conclusion on Friday, climate justice could not be more urgent or timely.
Optimizing Sustainable Groundwater Management Calls for a System Thinking Approach
- Inter Press Service
JOHANNESBURG, Nov 08 (IPS) - “The Systems thinking approach could innovatively contribute to a water-secure Southern African Development Community (SADC) region to mitigate the acerbating impacts of climate change”. This view is shared by Engineer James Sauramba, SADC-GMI Executive Director.
Obtaining Water, a Daily Battle in Argentina's El Impenetrable Region
- Inter Press Service
GENERAL GÜEMES, Argentina, Nov 02 (IPS) - Next to the brick or adobe houses of El Impenetrable, a wild area of forest and grasslands in northern Argentina, loom huge plastic barrels where rainwater collected from the corrugated iron roofs of the houses is stored. However, the barrels are empty, because it has hardly rained for two years, local residents complain.
Turning Carriers of Water into Managers of Water
- Inter Press Service
Bulawayo, ZIMBABWE, Oct 19 (IPS) - Each morning, Langelihle Tshuma checks her taps to confirm the water supply before preparing for the day ahead.
Pandemic Highlights Urgent Need to Improve Sanitation in Brazil
- Inter Press Service
RÍO DE JANEIRO, Oct 08 (IPS) - Basic sanitation, a sector that is undervalued because, according to politicians, it does not bring in votes, has gained relevance in Brazil due to the pandemic that has hit the poor especially hard and the drought that threatens millions of people.
Rural Communities in El Salvador United to Supply Water for Themselves - VIDEO
- Inter Press Service
LA LIBERTAD, El Salvador, Oct 08 (IPS) - As the saying goes, united we stand, divided we fall, hundreds of families in rural communities in El Salvador are standing together to gain access to drinking water.
Where on Earth is a Water-Secure World?
- Inter Press Service
HAMILTON, Canada, Oct 07 (IPS) - It is not uncommon for a water-centric research, policy or development organization or network to declare its long-term vision of the “water-secure world”. It reads nicely and feels great.
The Plight of Haiti
- Inter Press Service
STOCKHOLM / ROME, Sep 30 (IPS) - I assume channel surfing and internet browsing contribute to a decrease in people’s attention span. I am not familiar with any scientific proof, though while working as a teacher I found that some students may be exhausted when five minutes of a lesson has passed and begin fingering on their smartphones. They might also complain if a text is longer than half a page, while finding it almost impossible to read a book.
Rural Water Boards Play Vital Role for Salvadoran Farmers
- Inter Press Service
LA LIBERTAD, El Salvador, Sep 27 2021 (IPS) - After climbing a steep hill along winding paths, you reach a huge water tank at the top that supplies peasant farmer families who had no water and instead set up their own community project on this coastal strip in central El Salvador.
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