Noticias sobre Tanzania
Identifying the top 100 global water management questions for the coming decade
Recent intense heatwaves in India and widespread US droughts have highlighted the need for a global approach to tackling chronic water shortages.
Larsen & Toubro awarded water supply contract in Tanzania
India’s multinational company Larsen & Toubro’s construction arm, L&T Construction, has won a contract for its Water & Effluent Treatment Business to construct and commission water supply schemes for various towns in Tanzania.
Multi-million-dollar Zanzibar Water Investment Programme launched to accelerate water investments
The President of Zanzibar and Chairman of the Revolutionary Council, H.E.
Cleaning up Lake Victoria, one source of pollution at a time
A new initiative aims to equip fishing boats with electric motors in a Kenyan community on the shores of Lake Victoria, in an effort to curb down water and air pollution from diesel engines, reports Deutsche Welle.
ADFD to finance water projects in 18 countries
Water projects prominently figure in developmental initiatives of Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD).
African Development Fund commits $125.3 million to expand water resources in Tanzania
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund on Wednesday approved a $125.3 million loan to finance the first phase of the Dodoma Resilient and Sustainable Water Development and Sanitation Program in Tanzania.
Preventing the impact of extreme weather events remains within our grasp
Weather, by definition, is unpredictable. But now it is more unpredictable than ever – and becoming more extreme.
“Managing water variability is becoming one of the key development challenges facing Africa”
The African Development Bank provides concessional funding for various projects and programs to reduce poverty and economic and social development in the least developed African countries.
African Heritage Sites threatened by coastal flooding and erosion as sea-level rise accelerates
A team of climate risk and heritage experts from IHE Delft and other institutions warn that important heritage sites along the African coast are at risk from climate change in a new study published this week in Nature Climate Change.
Osward Mulenga Chanda appointed Director of the AFDB’s Water and Sanitation Department
Mr. Chanda brings nearly 30 years’ work experience in policy dialogue and investment programming.
DuPont and Water.org partner to increase global access to safe water
Collaborating on sustainable water solutions for people living in poverty.
Tetra Tech wins $25 million USAID water and sanitation contract
Tetra Tech, a leading provider of high-end consulting and engineering services, announced that the U.S.
Climate change triggers mounting food insecurity, poverty and displacement in Africa
Changing precipitation patterns, rising temperatures and more extreme weather contributed to mounting food insecurity, poverty and displacement in Africa in 2020, compounding the socio-economic and health crisis triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new multi-agency report coordinated by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
SADC learning valuable lessons on sustainable groundwater management
The growing rate of groundwater extraction in southern Africa is unsustainable, and the region needs to learn quickly from the valuable research and practical interventions currently underway.
Weak La Niña may re-emerge
Weather forecasts and climate outlooks support humanitarian action
USAID’s Sustainable Water Partnership launches water resources country profile series
Water resources around the world are increasingly stressed.
Mountaintop glacier ice disappearing in tropics around the world
Icecaps are losing mass rapidly, a new study indicates
Investing in climate resilient water and sanitation in Africa cannot wait
oint call to action by Henrietta Fore, UNICEF Executive Director, and Jakaya Kikwete, former President of the United Republic of Tanzania and Chair of the Global Water Partnership…
Development of AIP Water Investment Scorecard Kicks-Off
The Development of the AIP Water Investment Scorecard, which will mobilise water and sanitation investments in Africa through political commitment at the highest level in Africa, was formally initiated last week during an online event held on 28 April.
Environmental antimicrobial resistance driven by urban wastewater
Pollution in rivers and canals from inadequately managed urban wastewater, rather than aquaculture, is driving environmental antimicrobial resistance, research carried out in Thailand has found.