Noticias sobre South Sudan
Unsafe drinking water: mirror and magnifier of inequality in developing nations, finds UN report
A new UN University study of 138 countries finds that water insecurity, poverty and gender inequality overlap in 61% of developing nations, affecting an estimated 2 billion people — with 30% trapped in all three.
Iraq considers Iraqi-Chinese Fund to finance major desalination plant in Basra
Iraq is considering financing the Grand Basra Seawater Desalination Project through the Iraq–China Framework Agreement, reports Zwaya.
Sidi Ould Tah elected ninth president of the African Development Bank Group
Sidi Ould Tah of Mauritania has been elected President of the African Development Bank Group at the Bank’s Annual Meetings held in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
Strengthening hydrometeorological resilience in the Nile Basin through WHCA and EW4All
The Water at the Heart of Climate Action (WHCA) project is driving critical advancements in hydrometeorological capacity across the Nile Basin, where climate-induced water extremes threaten infrastructure, livelihoods, and ecological stability.
Pope Francis’ legacy in defending water as a human right
Throughout his papacy, Pope Francis made access to clean water an ethical and social priority, emphasizing its essential role in human dignity and integral development.
World Water Day 2025: Preserving Africa’s water resources
Each year, World Water Day highlights the pressing challenges surrounding global water resources and the actions needed to address them.
Water crisis drives 80% surge in hunger in Eastern and Southern Africa over the past five years
Nearly 116 million people in eight African countries, hardest hit by severe water crises, lack access to drinking water.
The top eight technological trends set to shape water management in 2025
The report Water Technology Trends 2025 - Revolutionizing Water Management through Digital Transformation, recently published by Xylem Vue, identifies the emerging trends set to revolutionize the sector.
Latest Water, Peace and Security analysis calls for action to reduce global water-related tensions
Global temperatures reaching new highs threatening food supply NASA scientists reported that 2024 was the hottest year on record.
When risks become reality: Confronting flooding and drought in 2024
The latest report from World Weather Attribution in partnership with Climate Central confirms that extreme weather events are no longer distant threats—they are present-day realities, reshaping communities, economies, and ecosystems worldwide.
UN: 75% of Earth’s land permanently drier in past 30 years
Even as dramatic water-related disasters such as floods and storms intensified in some parts of the world, more than three-quarters of Earth’s land became permanently drier in recent decades, UN scientists warned in a stark new analysis.
Could Africa’s largest water dispute be avoided with open science?
One of the biggest conflicts in the Middle East and Eastern Africa is brewing over natural resources.
New report reveals climate change is a growing threat to people already fleeing war
People forced to flee war, violence and persecution are increasingly finding themselves on the front line of the global climate crisis, a new report warns, exposing them to a lethal combination of threats but without the funding and support to adapt.
Africa faces disproportionate burden from climate change and adaptation costs
Africa bears an increasingly heavy burden from climate change and disproportionately high costs for essential climate adaptation, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
Study reveals ancient Nile floods were highly variable during wetter climates
Global warming as well as recent droughts and floods threaten large populations along the Nile Valley.
Only 36 per cent of appeals for water- and sanitation-related funding met in 2023
In advance of World Water Day, Action Against Hunger calls for support to close the water funding gap.
Iraq to implement 100 water and sewage projects in 2024
Iraq authorities revealed plans to undertake approximately 100 projects aimed at enhancing water and sewage networks as part of a comprehensive effort to rebuild the nation's infrastructure post-war, Zawya reports.
UNEP-Rotary partnership aims to safeguard freshwater sources
A new partnership between the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and one of the world’s largest service organizations, Rotary International, will work to conserve and restore freshwater bodies UNEP and Rotary International announced their partnership at Rotary International Assembly, which ran from 7-11 January 2024.
Weather-related disasters led to 43.1 million displacements of children over six years
River floods alone projected to displace almost 96 million children over next 30 years, new analysis shows.
“From satellites to sandbags”: Putting water at the heart of climate action
As proved so tragically in Libya, while water holds the key to life, all too often it kills.