Noticias sobre Bangladesh
Climate change will hit women in hot spots hardest
New research led by the University of East Anglia (UEA) suggests that male migration and poor working conditions for women combine with institutional failure or poverty to hamper women’s ability to adapt to climate variability and change in Asia and Africa.
Indian governments make the leap to drought relief for farmers using real-time data
Governments in India are using satellite data combined with ground measurements to assess and mitigate drought damage to crops.
15 countries show interest in acceding to Water Convention
Transboundary waters cover nearly half of the earth’s land surface and account for 60 per cent of global freshwater.
Building toilets not always enough
World Toilet Day, celebrated on 19 November every year, is about inspiring action to tackle the global sanitation crisis and help achieve Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6, which promises sanitation for all by 2030.
A toilet for every need
Having safe latrines is essential to support any development strategy.
“Women, adolescent girls, the elderly are worse hit when it comes to poor sanitation facilities”
On occasion of World Toilet Day, celebrated every 19th of November, to draw attention to the global sanitation crisis and help achieve Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6, we caught up with Sibongile Ndaba, Business Development Lead at Water & Sanitation For The Urban Poor in Zambia.
New report highlights dire working conditions of sanitation workers in some developing countries
Countless sanitation workers in the developing world work in conditions that endanger their lives and health, and violate their dignity and rights.
Birmingham desalination technology starts field tests in Palestine
A new ‘low energy’ desalination technology, developed at Aston University and the University of Birmingham, and patented by University of Birmingham Enterprise, will soon begin field tests in Palestine, where it is expected to help mitigate the effects of water shortages and improve the efficiency of crop production.
Floods: beyond rain
Not only are meteorological forecasts necessary. Knowledge of the social and economic factors that shape the human risks in floods are also essential to reduce the damage. The climate crisis poses a pressing management challenge.
Bangladesh: $100 million World Bank financing for safe water and sanitation in municipalities
The government of Bangladesh has signed a $100 million financing agreement with the World Bank to ensure improved water supply, sanitation, and drainage system in selected 30 municipalities, benefiting about 600,000 people.
Bentley Systems announces Winners of Year in Infrastructure 2019 Awards
Bentley Systems has announced the winners of the Year in Infrastructure 2019 Awards.
Rising seas threaten low-lying coastal cities – 10% of world population
Written by Leah Lazer, research analyst for Coalition for Urban Transitions
USAID announces $35 million for the Water and Energy for Food “WE4F” Challenge
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Utilities in Asia and Africa to improve their sustainability through Water Operators’ Partnerships
OFID (the OPEC Fund for International Development) and GWOPA (the Global Water Operators Partnerships Alliance) have entered, following a first collaboration for 10 African WOPs…
Severn Trent and WaterAid launch clean water campaign for communities in Bangladesh
Severn Trent has joined forces with WaterAid UK to help transform the lives of thousands of people living in southwest Bangladesh, through a series of projects that will deliver clean water and basic sanitation.
Global Handwashing Day 2019: clean hands for all for sustainable development
By Om Prasad Gautam is Senior WASH Manager for Hygiene at WaterAid UK.
The impact of global water issues
40% of the world's inhabitants are adversely impacted by water-related issues.
Natural water pollutants, a silent threat
The overexploitation of aquifers is worsening the problems caused by the natural pollution of water in many areas with hydric stress.
Extreme weather displaced 7 million people in first half of 2019
More than 10 million new internal displacements were recorded between January and June 2019, according to a new report by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC).
India, the giant menaced by water
India encompasses all water and sanitation problems present nowadays in the world, and it is especially menaced by global warming.