Noticias sobre Namibia
Veolia inaugurates France’s first unit for reusing treated wastewater to produce drinking water
This water technology solution provides an additional resource of 1.5 million m3 of drinking water over the period from May to October for dry years in Vendée.
1 in 3 children exposed to severe water scarcity, says new UNICEF study
The climate-changed world – with dwindling water supply and inadequate water services – is also changing children, altering their mental and physical health, new report warns.
Down the drain lies a promising climate and nature solution – UN report
Wastewater is a growing health and environmental threat, accounting for almost as much planet-warming emissions as the aviation industry.
Water management takes centre stage at 43rd session of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
The increased pressure on water resources and water stress can deepen already severely unequal access to water.
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.
Namibia becomes first Southern African country to join United Nations Water Convention
Namibia’s accession will help to consolidate the long-standing commitment to transboundary water cooperation in Southern Africa.
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.
New book: Why so few women in water leadership?
The leaders and staff of river basin organizations that regulate water in many of the more than 300 transboundary river basins in the world tend to be men.
Project aims to reduce water consumption in food production by 15 to 30%
Carlsberg recently won a Global Water Award for the world's best water project in the industry category.
UN and partners detail the abundance and promise of diverse “unconventional” water resources
UN and partner water experts say it’s time to increase the tapping of Earth’s diverse and abundant unconventional water resources – the millions of cubic kilometres of water in deep land-based and seabed aquifers, in fog and icebergs, in the ballast holds of thousands of ships, and elsewhere.
Namibia to construct second desalination plant
The Minister of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform of Namibia, Calle Schlettwein, said on Thursday, that the project to develop the country’s second desalination plant is at an advanced stage, reports News Ghana.
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.
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.
Why drinking water needs monitoring for HIV drugs
Years ago, there was a time that kids from a rural village in South Africa still wanted to swim in the rivers nearby.
SADC learning valuable lessons on sustainable groundwater management
The growing rate of groundwater extraction in southern Africa is unsustainable, and the region needs to learn quickly from the valuable research and practical interventions currently underway.
IAEA supports improved aquifer management in climate change affected Namibia
Namibia is the driest African country south of the Sahara Desert. Sandwiched between the Namib and Kalahari deserts with only five permanent rivers, Namibia is prone to droughts and suffers from limited freshwater resources.
Increasing access to drinking water in Africa
This week we celebrated World Water Day to emphasise the importance of water and raise awareness of the 2.2 billion people living without access to safe water.
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.
Mahmoud Harb (Fitch Ratings): “The relevance of water risks for sovereign rating is set to rise”
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AfDB provides $121.7m loan to support Namibia’s water and sanitation sector
The African Development Bank has approved a $121.7 million loan (ZAR 1.893 billion) and Euro 3 million grant from the Rural Water Supply Sanitation Initiative Trust Fund to support Namibia’s “Water Sector Support Program”.