Noticias sobre Sudan
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.
Egypt to invest $50 billion in drinking water by 2037
Egypt’s Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation announced the implementation of the National Water Plan 2017-2037 will begin in the drinking water sector, with the investment of 50 billion dollars over 20 years, reported Afrik 21.
European Union supports water development projects in Sudan
Access to water is a burden in many parts of Sudan as too many women and children still have to walk kilometers in severe weather conditions to access drinking water sources.
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.
UAE funds four water pumping stations in Sudan
The UAE has implemented four water pumping stations west of the Sudanese State of Kassala and signed contracts with the state government to drill 10 water wells, with work underway to establish additional pumping stations fed by Atbara River to address the severe drinking water crisis.
Burkina Faso and Mali declare the Sourou Valley as a Transboundary Ramsar Site
The governments of Burkina Faso and the Republic of Mali have decided to work together in the management of two Ramsar Sites which extend along the banks of the Sourou River.
FAO calls for policies & investments for sustainable water use in the Middle East and North Africa
It is imperative to scale up policies and investments in the Middle East and North Africa to make water use in agriculture more sustainable and efficient and to ensure that all the people in the region have access to healthy diets, FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva said today.