Noticias sobre Liberia
Born without water: The maternal health crisis no one should ignore
As the world marks World Water Day on March 22, the findings of a new report from WaterAid highlight an urgent and overlooked crisis in maternal healthcare: millions of women are giving birth in facilities that lack the most basic sanitation and hygiene.
“The benefits of joint water-climate action span human, economic, and planetary dimensions”
As climate and water challenges grow more urgent, Jennifer Sara draws on decades of global experience to share insights on financing resilient utilities, mobilising investment, and ensuring water takes its rightful place at the centre of climate action.
UN Office for Humanitarian Affairs sounds alarm on flooding impact across West and Central Africa
Investments in preparedness, prevention and response measures needed to mitigate impact on people’s livelihoods and well-being
World Bank approves $30 million for sewerage and water supply services in Ghana
The World Bank has approved $30 million from the International Development Association (IDA) for the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area Sanitation and Water Project (GAMA SWP).
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.
Global momentum for climate action surges as 38 nations embrace the Freshwater Challenge
The Freshwater Challenge aims to ensure 300,000km of degraded rivers and 350 million hectares of degraded wetlands are committed to restoration by 2030, and to protect freshwater ecosystems.
The Heads of State Initiatives for Water and Sanitation
To date, 11 countries are developing national water, sanitation and hygiene Heads of State Initiatives: Benin, Ethiopia, Ghana, Honduras, Indonesia, Liberia, Malawi, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe.
Improved solar powered irrigation practices are securing lowland rice production in Liberia
In Liberia, rainfed agriculture has always been the predominant system to secure food and livelihoods, especially for the production of rice, Liberia’s main staple food.
“Halfway into the SDG period we are failing the most vulnerable in terms of water security”
The United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) recently published the world's first-ever "Global Water Security Assessment", highlighting significant development challenges.
Ghana to improve flood resilience for 2.5 million people
The Government of Ghana received $150 million in additional financing for the Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development Project (GARID) from the World Bank to improve flood risk management and solid waste management for over 2.5 million people in the Odaw River Basin of the Greater Accra Region.
UN water experts: The world is off-track to meet its sustainable water goal by 2030
3 out of 4 people currently live in water-insecure countries. More people die from a lack of safe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services than water-related disasters, reveals the new UN global water security assessment.
Study: Drought linked to higher diarrhea risk in children
Diarrhea is a leading killer of young children around the world, and cases often rise after heavy rains and flooding.
World Bank approves financing to increase flood resilience in Liberia
The World Bank has approved a financing package to increase flood resilience and access to urban infrastructure in selected neighborhoods and to improve urban management in Liberia.
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.
Deforestation increases risk of flash flooding in fast-growing West African coastal cities
The frequency of thunderstorms in some fast-growing African coastal cities has doubled over the past 30 years, with much of this increase linked to the impact of deforestation on the local climate, a study has found.
Groundwater recharge rates mapped for Africa
Effective governance and investment decisions need to be informed by reliable data, not only about where groundwater exists, but also the rate at which groundwater is replenished.
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.
Ghana will supply 550,000 people with improved water and sanitation services
The World Bank approved $125 million from the International Development Association for the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area Sanitation and Water Project (GAMA SWP).
GEF Council agrees on $700 million for urgent environmental action
The Global Environment Facility’s governing body, meeting remotely, has agreed on $700 million for projects and programs to help developing countries keep advancing urgent environmental priorities through and beyond the coronavirus pandemic.
New handbook on hydropower operations and maintenance strategies
The World Bank has published a handbook and series of case studies on hydropower operations and maintenance (O&M) to help enhance the efficiency and reliability of the worldwide hydropower fleet.