Noticias sobre South Sudan
Ben Harvey (UNHCR): “IoT can change the way humanitarian organisations monitor refugee operations”
The UN Refugee Agency is dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights and building a better future for refugees, displaced communities and stateless people. UNHCR works with partners to provide WASH services to about 8 million refugees in 30 countries.
2020 on track to be one of three warmest years on record
Climate change continued its relentless march in 2020, which is on track to be one of the three warmest years on record.
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.
Burkina Faso designates Barrage de Samandéni
Burkina Faso has added Barrage de Samandéni to the List of Wetlands of International Importance.
UNHCR wins €1 million euro prize for novel water tech in refugee camps
Affordable high-tech system allowing real-time monitoring of water provision and use in refugee settlements claims prestigious European Commission innovation prize.
More than 1 million people affected by floods in East Africa
Flooding in East Africa has already affected more than one million people, another blow that together with desert locust plagues and the coronavirus pandemic is threatening the food supply in the region, reports Phys.org.
Closing the gap in women’s rights and opportunities in Humanitarian WASH in South Sudan
Significant barriers including entrenched gendered divisions in labour, high risks of gender-based violence and working environments not considerate of women’s needs or valuing their contributions, are hampering women’s participation in water, sanitation and hygiene services as well as the wider humanitarian sector in South Sudan, research conducted by IOM and RedR UK has revealed.
Community resilience, Africa’s hope
Epidemics and pandemics have marked African history.
UN report highlights increasing signs and impacts of climate change in atmosphere, land and oceans
The tell-tale physical signs of climate change such as increasing land and ocean heat, accelerating sea level rise and melting ice are highlighted in a new report compiled by the World Meteorological Organization and an extensive network of partners.
Dry weather increases by two the list of countries in need of external food assistance
FAO report highlights risks posed by locusts in Africa amid stronger output trends in the Near East and Asia.
UK supercomputer to combat Africa’s worst locust outbreak in decades
A supercomputer funded by UK aid is helping countries in East Africa to tackle devastating locust outbreaks by tracking the insects’ movements around the continent.
Last year’s floods in South Sudan worsens food security
Food security worsened significantly in areas hit by last year’s floods.
At war, and with no water
Main photograph: Displaced persons camp outside Herat © Carlos Garriga
Surge in global methane emissions traced back to South Sudan wetland
Methane emissions from a vast swamp in East Africa played a key role in a recent rise in levels of the gas in the atmosphere, a study suggests.
Almar Water Solutions attended the 27th Nile Basin Initiative Council of Ministers in Nairobi
Carlos Cosin, CEO of Almar Water Solutions, attended yesterday the 27th Nile Basin Initiative Council of Ministers at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Upper Hill, Nairobi, Kenya to present innovative solutions to address the water challenges of Sub-Saharan Africa.
More than 52 million people across Africa going hungry as weather extremes hit the continent
Millions displaced; women, girls hit hardest; crises compounded by conflicts, poverty, and inequality; $700m average climate-related losses; urgent action needed now.
Eastern Africa: Floods impact 2.5 million people
Heavy rainfall and flooding have impacted swathes of eastern Africa since July and intensified in October, affecting at least 2.5 million people and causing displacement and loss of property, crops and livestock.
More rain yet less water predicted for millions along Nile
In the coming decades, hot and dry conditions coupled with a rising population along the Nile River will reduce the amount of water available for residential, agricultural, and ecological uses.
African Development Bank approves $31.3M grants for water and sanitation facilities in Sudan
The African Development Bank Group has approved an African Development Fund (ADF) grant of $30 million and a $1.3 million grant from the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Initiative Trust Fund for the upgrading of water and sanitation facilities in Sudan’s North and South Kordofan states.
India, the giant menaced by water
India encompasses all water and sanitation problems present nowadays in the world, and it is especially menaced by global warming.