Noticias sobre Madagascar
State of Global Water Resources report informs on rivers, land water storage and glaciers
WMO reports on freshwater availability in a changing climate.
Eight warmest years on record witness upsurge in climate change impacts
Sea level rise accelerates, European glacier melt shatters records, extreme weather causes devastation.
Africa needs investment to tackle climate change, warns WMO
Climate Action in Africa gains momentum, but more is needed.
Stakeholders Identify Financing as Major Constraint in Malawi’s Quest to Meet Water 2030 Targets
Development partners in the Water and Sanitation sector in Malawi have bemoaned the financial gap that is hampering access to clean water.
World Bank to fund $220m to improve water and sanitation services in Madagascar
The Government of Madagascar and the World Bank signed the recently approved $220 million National Water Project.
Where rivers jump course: First global compilation of river avulsions
Humans have always had a complex relationship with rivers, which both fostered and threatened civilizations throughout history.
On verge of record drought, East Africa grapples with new climate normal
In November 2021, scientists at the Famine Early Warning System Network sent out a warning that an unprecedented drought in the Horn of Africa was imminent if poor seasonal rainfall continued into 2022.
Study: Most African countries have groundwater reserves to face at least 5 years of drought
There is enough groundwater under the continent of Africa for most countries to survive at least five years of drought – and some, more than 50 years – according to research by WaterAid and the British Geological Survey (BGS) released.
Preventing the impact of extreme weather events remains within our grasp
Weather, by definition, is unpredictable. But now it is more unpredictable than ever – and becoming more extreme.
Switzerland makes contribution to help drought in Madagascar
Switzerland is making an additional contribution of CHF 900,000 (US$ 928,000) to help deal with the serious food crisis in Madagascar.
World Bank approves $150 million fund to expand water access in Mozambique
The World Bank approved a $150 million grant from the International Development Association (IDA)* in support of the Government of Mozambique’s Rural and Small Towns Water Security Project, which aims at increasing access to improved water supply and sanitation services in selected small towns and rural areas of Nampula and Zambezia provinces in northern Mozambique.
Valuing toilets beyond visible
Yesterday We are Water Foundation, in collaboration with Roca Lisboa Gallery and Give a Shit Project, organised the webinar “Valuing toilets beyond visible”, part of global efforts to raise awareness of global sanitation issues on the occasion of #WorldToiletDay, celebrated on November 19.
Solar Water Solutions to scale up its desalination systems with Nefco financing
The Finnish family enterprise aims to fill the need for sustainable and affordable drinking water in rural areas. Unique battery-less solar-powered water treatment units help reduce e-waste and save groundwater with zero greenhouse gas emissions.
Climate change risks ‘runaway’ humanitarian crisis, aid system collapse, UN warns
By Megan Rowling. Aid agencies say the needs of those hit by droughts and floods are surging and could spiral out of control, calling for more money to help the vulnerable adapt to a warmer world.
WMO: Extreme weather events will be the new norm
WMO's new report finds that the past 7 years set to be the warmest on record, sea level rise at new high.
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’s Sustainable Water Partnership launches water resources country profile series
Water resources around the world are increasingly stressed.
Climate change will alter the position of the Earth’s tropical rain belt
Difference by the year 2100 expected to impact global biodiversity, food security.
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.
Rivers may begin jumping course much farther in the coming years
A river’s only consistent attribute is change.