Noticias sobre Tanzania
Tanzania allocates $431 million to accelerate water access and climate resilience
Tanzania's Ministry of Water has unveiled a budget of approximately TShs 1.12 trillion (around $431 million) for the 2026/2027 financial year, setting out an ambitious agenda to expand clean water coverage, modernise infrastructure, and address the growing pressures of climate change across the country.
“The benefits of joint water-climate action span human, economic, and planetary dimensions”
As climate and water challenges grow more urgent, Jennifer Sara draws on decades of global experience to share insights on financing resilient utilities, mobilising investment, and ensuring water takes its rightful place at the centre of climate action.
Retno Marsudi to champion Global Outlook Council on Water Investment
The AU–AIP Africa Water Investment Summit 2025, held in Cape Town from 13–15 August, delivered a landmark moment for Africa’s water agenda with the launch of the Global Outlook Council on Water Investment and the appointment of H.E.
Major water and sanitation project in Tanzania completed with support from team Europe
The €150 million project was jointly financed by the French Development Agency (AFD), European Investment Bank (EIB Global), the EU-Africa Infrastructure Trust Fund and Government of Tanzania.
Tanzania inaugurates $154 million Same-Mwanga-Korogwe Water Supply Project
The President of Tanzania, Samia Suluhu, has officially inaugurated the long-awaited Same-Mwanga-Korogwe Water Supply Project, which had been delayed for nearly two decades, reports Construction Review.
Lake Tanganyika Basin countries launch initiative to protect biodiversity, enhance water security
The governments of Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania and Zambia have launched a five-year project to assess and address transboundary threats to the biodiversity of the Lake Tanganyika Basin.
WMO calls for proposals for youth-led projects for flood and drought resilience
For the third consecutive year, WMO is pleased to launch the Global Integrated Flood and Drought Management Competition for Youth-Led Projects.
Alex Simalabwi appointed new Executive Secretary and CEO of Global Water Partnership
New Executive Secretary and CEO Joins Leadership Team to Boost GWP’s Mission on Water Security and Climate Resilience
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.
Zambia joins UN Water Convention to boost cooperation to address drought and water challenges
In response to severe drought and ongoing water scarcity, Zambia has joined the UN Water Convention to improve water management both within and across its borders.
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).
Cloud level rise from deforestation threatens water supply in African mountains, study finds
International researchers from Finland, Germany, South Africa, and Ethiopia report that deforestation during the last two decades induced a higher warming and cloud level rise than that caused by climate change, which threatens biodiversity and water supply in African montane forests.
Study finds young children are worrying about water
Education experts Professor E Jayne White and Dr.
Innovative solutions for sustainability in the Zambezi River Basin
A new study addresses the urgent challenges in managing the water-energy-land nexus in the Zambezi River Basin, which is crucial for southern Africa's economic stability and environmental health.
Zimbabwe joins United Nations (UN) Water Convention
Zimbabwe’s accession further reinforces the strong momentum for water cooperation in Africa, where over 90% of water resources are in 63 basins shared by two or more countries.
Digital technology to tackle 21st century floods on a global scale
Floods, the deadliest natural disasters worldwide, have claimed the lives of approximately 3.2 million people in the past century; that is more than 50% of the victims of natural disasters in that period, according to data from the Water Research and Technological Development Center of the University of Salamanca (Spain).
Sub-Saharan Africa left to pick up $8.4 billion cost of healthcare infections
Infections caused by lack of handwashing facilities, clean water and decent toilets are costing Sub-Saharan Africa $8.4 billion each year, finds new data from WaterAid and the World Bank.
Food insecurity, flash floods and drought add to conflict risk, analysis says
The WPS partnership’s latest update is based on a March 2024 analysis and focuses on the next 12 months.
“In the future, circularity, recovery of nutrients and energy from wastewater will be crucial”
Wastewater treatment comes with challenges and opportunities.
Lesira-Teq and Comsol partner to manage LoRaWAN network for smart water meters
Lesira-Teq, a leading South African Original Equipment Manufacturer known for its innovative smart water meters, is thrilled to announce a strategic partnership with Comsol Networks (PTY) LTD, a leader in the IoT network domain in South Africa.