Noticias sobre Nigeria
USAID signs MOU with Lagos state to improve management of water and sanitation services
The MOU is the first step towards enhancing urban water service delivery in Lagos State.
Sanitation workers: The forgotten frontline workers in the fight against COVID-19
Sanitation workers: The forgotten frontline workers in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. New studies from WaterAid reveal COVID-19 has exacerbated already horrendous conditions for sanitation workers around the world.
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).
Islamic Development Bank approves US$ 18.8 million for wastewater treatment project in Guinea
The Board of Executive Directors of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) held its 341st meeting on the sidelines of the IsDB Group Board of Governors’ 2021 Annual Meetings underway in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Accelerating hand hygiene: A government leadership meeting
On 6 July 2021 over 80 people in 35 countries joined a virtual meeting to hear from national leaders on how governments are advancing hand hygiene.
Improving water supply, sanitation and hygiene services in Nigeria
The World Bank has approved the Nigeria Sustainable Urban and Rural Water Supply, Sanitation, and Hygiene Program (SURWASH).
Niger designates two Wetlands of International Importance
Niger has named two new “Ramsar Sites”, bringing to 14 the total number in the country.
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.
One in five children globally does not have enough water to meet their everyday needs
UNICEF launches new initiative, Water Security for All, to mobilize global support and resources to reach children in water vulnerable hotspots.
The weight of buildings contributes to the sinking of cities
Tenants of the luxury residential high-rise known as Millenium Tower, in San Francisco, are closer to seeing a solution to the tilting and sinking their building is experiencing, thanks to a $100 million engineering project that started last year to fix the problem.
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.
ANDRITZ to modernize the Jebba hydropower plant in Nigeria
International technology group ANDRITZ has received an order from Mainstream Energy Solutions Limited for the modernization of one generation unit at Jebba hydroelectric power plant on the Niger River.
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.
Researchers launch novel web-based tool to ensure safe drinking water in refugee camps
A new web-based tool will help aid workers ensure that water is safe to drink in refugee and internally displaced persons (IDP) camps.
IFC: “The concept of a circular economy has come into mainstream thinking in the water sector”
As a member of the World Bank Group, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) encourages private-sector development across less developed countries. Since 1956, IFC has leveraged $2.6 billion in capital to deliver more than $285 billion in financing for businesses in developing nations.
Over one billion people at threat of being displaced by 2050 due to environmental change
The international think-tank the Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP) published a new report.
Clean water, hygiene and sanitation: crucial to contain COVID-19 among IDPs in Northeast Nigeria
COVID-19 continues to disrupt the health, public life and livelihoods in Africa’s most populous country.
Water, Peace and Security Partnership awarded Luxembourg Peace Prize in the Environment Category
The Water, Peace and Security Partnership has been awarded the 2020 Luxembourg Peace Prize for Outstanding Environmental Peace.
2 billion people without proper sanitation at high risk for coronavirus, finds study
Without access to soap and clean water, more than 2 billion people in low- and middle-income nations – a quarter of the world’s population – have a greater likelihood of acquiring and transmitting the coronavirus than those in wealthy countries.
South Africa prepares to protect groundwater from coronavirus mass graves
By Kim Harrisberg. Authorities are trying to ensure a surge in deaths doesn't lead to unplanned mass burials that could contaminate water supplies.