Noticias sobre Cameroon
Cameroon secures US$201 million to reconfigure Yaoundé drinking water network
Cameroon has formalised new external financing totalling 111.6 billion Central African CFA francs (XAF), equivalent to approximately US$201 million, to modernise and reconfigure the drinking water distribution system serving the capital, Yaoundé.
World Bank approves $150 million for Gabon’s water, sanitation, and electricity services
The World Bank approved a $150 million in financing from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) to the Republic of Gabon for the Access to Basic Services and Performance Improvement Project (PASBAP).
IsDB approves US$1.365 billion financing package with strong focus on water security
The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) has approved a new package of development financing totaling approximately US$1.365 billion, with several projects directly addressing water security, sanitation, irrigation, and water-related livelihoods across its member countries.
World Bank approves phase one of Cameroon’s water infrastructure plan
The World Bank has today approved the first phase of the Multiphase Programmatic Approach (MPA) Cameroon Water Security Program.
AFDB & Lake Chad Basin Commission sign $10 million agreement to revitalize Lake Chad
The African Development Bank Group and the Lake Chad Basin Commission (CBLT) have signed a $10.2 million grant agreement to implement the Technical Support Project for the Restoration of the Ecological and Economic Functions of the Lake Chad Basin (PARFEBALT).
Six women who made history in the last decades in defense of water
On this 8th of March, as many hard-won achievements of the feminist movement face persistent threats and scrutiny, we reflect on what the women who spearheaded transformative, non-violent change in modern societies would think today.
When risks become reality: Confronting flooding and drought in 2024
The latest report from World Weather Attribution in partnership with Climate Central confirms that extreme weather events are no longer distant threats—they are present-day realities, reshaping communities, economies, and ecosystems worldwide.
“Digitalization and AI are key for water sector development while addressing African realities”
In 2021, the African Development Bank approved a groundbreaking Policy on Water, designed to enhance Africa’s water security and leverage the continent’s water assets for sustainable, green, and inclusive socio-economic growth.
IsDB approves over US$ 3 Billion in financing for major development and infrastructure
The Board of Executive Directors of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) has approved more than US$ 3 billion in financing for 20 socio-economic development projects across 17 member countries.
Africa faces disproportionate burden from climate change and adaptation costs
Africa bears an increasingly heavy burden from climate change and disproportionately high costs for essential climate adaptation, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
Cote d’Ivoire is 10th African nation to join UN Water Convention
Faced with increasing water stress and climate change impacts on the water resources it shares with its neighbours, Cote d’Ivoire has joined the United Nations Water Convention – a UN treaty to improve joint water management across borders.
UNESCO new report: Water crises threaten world peace
The United Nations World Water Development Report 2024, published by UNESCO on behalf of UN-Water, highlights that tensions over water are exacerbating conflicts worldwide. To preserve peace, States must boost international cooperation and transboundary agreements.
Only 36 per cent of appeals for water- and sanitation-related funding met in 2023
In advance of World Water Day, Action Against Hunger calls for support to close the water funding gap.
African Development Bank Group, Lake Chad Basin Commission sign MOU to restore Lake Chad Basin
The African Development Bank Group and the Lake Chad Basin Commission have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to rehabilitate and restore the Lake Chad Basin.
Burkina Faso confirms interest in joining the Water Convention
The rapid increase in demand for water and current security threats in the Sahel are posing ever-greater challenges to the sustainable management of the country's shared water resources Burkina's forthcoming accession to the Water Convention will help to give political priority to the issue of water resource management in the region.
Bentley Systems Announces The 2023 Going Digital Awards In Infrastructure Founders’ Honors
Bentley Systems, Incorporated (Nasdaq: BSY), the infrastructure engineering software company, today announced the 2023 Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure Founders’ Honors.
Study finds 21st century mining boom across the tropics is degrading rivers
Gold and mineral mining in and near rivers across the tropics is degrading waterways in 49 countries, according to a Dartmouth-led study.
In times of water stress, countries highlight importance of transboundary cooperation
The meeting welcomed the four new Parties to the Water Convention, and numerous countries also reported on progress in their process of accession to join the Convention.
Nigeria and Iraq join UN Water Convention
Nigeria and Iraq have become the 48th and 49th Parties to the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (known as the UN Water Convention).
10 states in Africa, Middle East and Latin America commit to join key water-sharing treaty
In an unprecedented political push for cross-border water cooperation, Ministers from Africa, Latin America and the Middle East have declared at the UN Water Conference their country’s resolve to join a key United Nations accord known as the Water Convention.