ACTIVITIES - NEWS
Piped Water for Good Health in the Lao PDR
July 02, 2015
Life has always been hard for women in the small, poor villages of northern Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR). The daily ritual of fetching clean water was a particularly grueling task.
U.N. Chief Seeks Equity in Paris Climate Change Pact
July 02, 2015
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned that any proposed agreement
at an upcoming international conference in Paris in December must uphold the
principle of equity.
USAID Backs How-to Course to Help Asia Cope with Climate Change
June 30, 2015
The
U.S. government is setting up a course to train officials in the Asia-Pacific
region in the basics of preparing and financing projects to help communities
weather climate change.
Kennington Park Road floods after water main bursts
June 29, 2015
Kennington Park Road, in Oval, is closed between Kennington Oval and Kennington Station after a water main burst. Thames Water apologised for inconvenience caused and said engineers had stopped the water flow and the flood was subsiding.
Dry Season Inflicts Hotspots in Riau, S. Sumatra and Drought in NTT
June 28, 2015
The dry season has been blamed for a further increase in the number of hotspots — which can trigger forest and land fires — in Riau and South Sumatra and for drought in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT).
The dry season has been blamed for a further increase in the number of hotspots — which can trigger forest and land fires — in Riau and South Sumatra and for drought in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT).
SWA adopts its new strategy: country processes and effective behaviours at the heart of it!
June 25, 2015
The Sanitation and Water for All Steering Committee gathered in Geneva on 17 and 18 June to take important decisions on the future direction of the partnership. A new partnership strategy was adopted which is geared towards guiding the actions of the partners in pursuit of a shared vision of universal access to water and sanitation and hygiene with a five-year horizon.
Joint Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Principles
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June 25, 2015
Four leading international WASH organisations IRC, WaterAid, Aguaconsult, and Water for People join hands in the run-up to the new Sustainable Development Goals.
Multiple dams are an ominous threat to life on the Mekong River
June 24, 2015
A total of 11 dams are planned along the Mekong, storing up trouble for millions of people, the world’s largest inland fishery and critically endangered species.
Can Sun and Wind Make More Salt Water Drinkable?
June 22, 2015
Here are four arid regions looking to renewables for the energy-intensive work of squeezing drinkable water from the ocean.
Here are four arid regions looking to renewables for the energy-intensive work of squeezing drinkable water from the ocean.
North Korea says it faces worst drought in a century
June 18, 2015
North Korea says it is facing its worst drought in a century, sparking fears of worsening food shortages. State news agency KCNA said main rice-growing provinces had been badly affected and more than 30% of rice paddies were "parching up".
