News headlines for “Water and Development”, page 136
Africa's Water Security Hinges on Better Infrastructure
- Inter Press Service
As Africa continues its seemingly endless struggle for water security, why is the beleaguered continent lagging behind Asia and Latin America - despite commitments and declarations by political leaders?
ZIMBABWE: A Long Dry Season
- Inter Press Service
Headmaster Njabulo Mpofu has weathered long dry spells before, but the water troubles affecting his school in the arid Midlands region of Zimbabwe are severe.
Scarce Water Diverted by Greased Palms
- Inter Press Service
The battle to resolve the global water crisis is being grossly undermined by bad governance: bribery, extortion, embezzlement and high-level corruption.
Fighting Dirty Water Is World's New Ecological Battle
- Inter Press Service
A primary topic of discussion at a weeklong international water conference here can best be summed up in two words: 'dirty water'.
Time Running Out Faster Than Water, Experts Warn
- Inter Press Service
A major weeklong international water conference opened in the Swedish capital Monday with an ominous warning: time is running out faster than fresh water.
Poor Thirst as Nile Taps Run Dry
- Inter Press Service
The midday sun punishes a group of veiled women as they wait in line to fill their buckets and jerrycans. They have travelled on foot to a rusty tap on the outskirts of Cairo that gushes irrigation water never intended for human consumption.
Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill’s 30-Year Legacy
- Inter Press Service
A surprisingly small number of scientists have studied the impacts of the oil spill resulting from the 1979 blowout at the Ixtoc I oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico. Wes Tunnell, who first studied the spill’s effects in July and August of 1980 and has returned many times since, is one of the few exceptions.
U.N. Lagging on Water and Sanitation Development Goals
- Inter Press Service
The United Nations stands accused of marginalising water and sanitation in its much-touted Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) aimed at improving the lives of billions of people in the developing world.
Fish Kills Worry Gulf Scientists, Fishers, Environmentalists
- Inter Press Service
Another massive fish kill, this time in Louisiana, has alarmed scientists, fishers and environmentalists who believe they are caused by oil and dispersants.
ZAMBIA: Water Committee Prospers in Lusaka
- Inter Press Service
Residents of Lusaka's George Compound remember the bad old days in the early 1990s, when the area suffered ugly outbreaks of waterborne diseases. Poor management and maintenance caused the water infrastructure in the dense low-income settlement to collapse. People resorted to using water from shallow, easily-contaminated wells.
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