Noticias sobre Ethiopia
Investing in menstrual hygiene management is to invest in human capital
Globally, over 500 million women and girls lack adequate facilities for menstrual hygiene management (MHM).
Researchers examine the age of groundwater in Egyptian aquifers
Most of the water used by people in Egypt comes from the Nile River, which originates from precipitation over mountainous areas in the Ethiopian highlands.
Looking into the future of water resources and the impact of climate change
How will climate change influence water supplies a hundred years from now?
Egypt to invest $50 billion in drinking water by 2037
Egypt’s Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation announced the implementation of the National Water Plan 2017-2037 will begin in the drinking water sector, with the investment of 50 billion dollars over 20 years, reported Afrik 21.
Water, sanitation, health issues in conflicts must be addressed
On the 4 April 2019, at the opening of the Sanitation and Water for All Sector Ministers’ Meeting in Costa Rica, Henrietta Fore, Executive Director of UNICEF, presented a high-reaching goal to provide safe drinking water to 60 million more people by 2021 and to cut open defecation for 250 million.
WaterAid’s World Water Day report shows hidden cost of consumer products
The production of goods for export is depleting the water supplies of some of the world’s poorest countries, a new report from WaterAid warns.
World pledges to protect polluted, degraded planet & adopts blueprint for more sustainable future
At a meeting of the world’s top environmental body, ministers lay groundwork for a new model of development to protect planet’s degraded resources Ministers agree to tackle…
U.S. helping Ethiopia build disaster response capacity
This activity is part of an ongoing program supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to help Ethiopia to strengthen its National Incident Management System.
AMCOMET calls for greater investment in Africa to improve weather, climate and water services
The African Ministerial Conference on Meteorology (AMCOMET) has issued a call for greater investment by national governments and development partners, in weather, climate and water services in order to promote sustainable development, cope with climate change and protect life and property on the continent.
Ethiopia inaugurates model water supply and waste management project
His Excellency Dr Girma Amente, with the rank of Vice President, coordinator of infrastructures, Oromia Regional Government, Her Excellency Ms Harriett Baldwin, Minister for Africa at the Department for International Development and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, H.E Dr Negash Wagesho, State Minister of Water‚ Irrigation and Energy, Ms Gillian Mellsop, UNICEF Representative in Ethiopia, officials from the Oromia Regional Government, and Welenchiti Town and Boset Woreda administration officials and the media attended the inauguration model water supply and waste management project in Oromia region.
Countries supported on drought through global initiative
The Integrated Drought Management Programme (IDMP) – a joint initiative of GWP and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) – is providing targeted drought management support to 8 countries: Ethiopia, Sudan, Burkina Faso, Benin, Niger, Serbia, Macedonia, and Moldova as part of the UNCCD Drought Initiative.
UN briefs Permanent Missions on the World Water Day campaign
This World Water Day, 22nd March, is about tackling the water crisis by addressing the reasons why so many people are being left behind.
State of California tackles drought with IoT and Blockchain
The Freshwater Trust (TFT), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit working to protect and restore freshwater ecosystems, is partnering with IBM Research and SweetSense Inc., a provider of low-cost satellite connected sensors, to pilot technologies which can accurately monitor and track groundwater use in one of the largest and most at risk aquifers in North America.