Noticias sobre South Sudan
There has never been a more urgent time to safeguard children’s right to safe water and sanitation
Access to safe drinking water is a right critical to a child’s survival, yet protracted crises have left some 420 million children without basic sanitation, and 210 million lacking access to safe drinking water, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said last week.
More people, less water? Scientists see risks on upper Nile
By Laurie Goering.
African Development Bank’s water and sanitation project set to improve lives in South Sudan
The water tankers of Juba – more than a thousand of them – are a daily feature of the city and its environs, supplying much needed potable water for the residents, but at a higher cost, as overheads continue to rise, pushing up consumer charges.
Every drop counts
How aquaponics and integrated agri-aquaculture farms are making smart use of water.
Refugees in Egypt pitch in to fight plastic pollution in the Nile
Working alongside locals, refugees from five countries help remove tonnes of plastic waste from Cairo’s shores while building links to the local community.
Protracted conflicts and adverse weather conditions exacerbate food needs
41 countries in need of food assistance – African Swine Fever threatening food security of a large number of people.
African Development Bank approves $24.7m for water and sanitation development in South Sudan
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a proposal to commit $24.7 million to finance the South Sudan Strategic Water Supply and Sanitation Improvement Project.
As the sun rises, the water flows: a green humanitarian response in South Sudan
Written by Angela Wells, IOM Public Information Officer, Department of Operations and Emergencies.
Itang water scheme provides safe clean water to refugees and host community
On a good day for Nyakim Tek Jing, 28, getting water was just a two hour round trip walk to a hand pump.
Unlocking the potential of agricultural innovation to improve farmers’ resilience to drought
Unlocking the potential of agricultural innovations, be it simple solutions or satellite-based technologies, will help prevent a drought from turning into famine and forced displacement and to reverse desertification, FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva said.
The Sahel, desertification beyond drought
The periodic crises in the African “Hunger Belt” have provided a more accurate and effective vision of the relationship between desertification and human activities.
Water Safety Plan for host community and refugee camps in Gambella, Ethiopia
IHE Delft joined forces with the local water utility in Gambella, multilateral organizations (UNICEF and UNHCR), NGOs (Oxfam and IRC) and local consultants, and provided a training to start up the development of a Water Safety Plan for Itang water supply system.
Study shows more water resources available over Sahel region under Global Warming
The Sahel is a semi-arid region of transition in Africa between the Sahara and the Sudanian Savanna, which is extremely sensitive to the precipitation change.
Desert locust outbreak in northeast Africa and Saudi Arabia triggered by heavy rains
Heavy rains and cyclones have triggered a recent surge in Desert Locust populations, causing an outbreak to develop in Sudan and Eritrea that is rapidly spreading along both sides of the Red Sea to Saudi Arabia and Egypt, FAO warned today.
Countries supported on drought through global initiative
The Integrated Drought Management Programme (IDMP) – a joint initiative of GWP and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) – is providing targeted drought management support to 8 countries: Ethiopia, Sudan, Burkina Faso, Benin, Niger, Serbia, Macedonia, and Moldova as part of the UNCCD Drought Initiative.