Noticias sobre Congo
World Bank Group sanctions German and Chinese hydropower companies
The World Bank Group announced the sanctions of Germany-based Voith Hydro Holding GmbH & Co.
UN: 500 million live in 19 African nations deemed water insecure
Despite global Sustainable Development Goals and commitments made in 2015, just 29 African nations have made some progress over the past three to five years, 25 have made none, according to the UN's first-ever assessment of water security in Africa.
Sustainable groundwater use could be answer to Africa’s water issues
Tapping into groundwater can help communities in Africa diversify their water supply and strengthen their drought defenses, according to a study led by scientists at The University of Texas at Austin.
African Heritage Sites threatened by coastal flooding and erosion as sea-level rise accelerates
A team of climate risk and heritage experts from IHE Delft and other institutions warn that important heritage sites along the African coast are at risk from climate change in a new study published this week in Nature Climate Change.
The state of marine and waterway protection
With insights from Filip Stefanovic, regional general manager of Bolina.
Osward Mulenga Chanda appointed Director of the AFDB’s Water and Sanitation Department
Mr. Chanda brings nearly 30 years’ work experience in policy dialogue and investment programming.
Climate change triggers mounting food insecurity, poverty and displacement in Africa
Changing precipitation patterns, rising temperatures and more extreme weather contributed to mounting food insecurity, poverty and displacement in Africa in 2020, compounding the socio-economic and health crisis triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new multi-agency report coordinated by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
USAID provides $297 million in food, water and health care for COVID-19 response around the world
At the Global Citizen Live event, Administrator Samantha Power announced nearly $297 million in humanitarian assistance to provide urgently needed food assistance, health care, water, and psychosocial support to address urgent humanitarian needs around the world caused by the devastating COVID-19 pandemic.
The Congo rainforest makes its own spring rain
Losing plants to deforestation threatens a key moisture source for the congo basin.
Over 160,000 miles of rivers are at risk of losing their free-flowing status due to dams
Proposed hydropower dams on free-flowing rivers would collectively generate less than 2% of the renewable energy needed by 2050 to keep global temperature increase below 1.5° C.
From satellite to smartphone, app warns public of unsafe water
App creates early-warning risk maps based on environmental conditions
UNICEF works to restore water to 200,000 people in Goma cut off because of volcano lava damage
UNICEF is urgently working to restore water supply to 200,000 people – including at least 100,000 children – in the city of Goma, in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo – after the volcanic eruption last month melted principal water pipes and damaged a huge 5000 m³ reservoir.
Early warning initiative advances in a pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated impacts of extreme weather and climate change in vulnerable countries but also highlighted the need to build resilience against a multitude of hazards through better early warnings and risk information.
Carbon-neutral “biofuel” from lakes
Lakes store huge amounts of methane.
Germany to help farmers withstand shocks like COVID-19 and extreme climate events
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) welcomed a €40 million contribution from Germany to help farmers and fishers withstand threats like COVID-19 and extreme climate events.
Sanitation and Water for All hosts Finance Ministers Meetings online
The partners of Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) work to increase political will and financial prioritization for water and sanitation services through multi-stakeholder collaboration. The ultimate aim is to improve access to these services without discrimination.
Future Brahmaputra River flooding as climate warms may be underestimated
Ancient tree rings open window onto a previously invisible history.
How to overcome water challenges in agriculture
FAO’s The State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA) 2020 takes a new look at water shortages and scarcity in the world.
SADC Water and Energy Ministers approves the SADC WEF-Nexus Governance Framework
The SADC Water-Energy-Food (WEF) Nexus Governance Framework, that was developed by SADC with technical assistance from GWPSA, was approved in a joint meeting held by the Ministers responsible for Energy and Water from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) on the 30th October 2020 through video conferencing, hosted by the Republic of Mozambique.
Even the toughest water security problems can be solved, report finds
Report proposes solutions to severe water and security challenges in India, Iran, Iraq, the African Sahel, Central America, and Yemen.