Noticias sobre Tanzania
A road map to greater water security
How SWP is facilitating a water allocation plan in Tanzania.
World’s largest hydro companies persist in failing the environment, community rights
A new report by International Rivers finds the world’s largest hydropower corporations fail to meet basic social and environmental standards in preparing and constructing new dams.
Last remaining glaciers in the Pacific will soon melt away
Researchers believe other mountaintop glaciers will follow quickly.
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.
15 countries show interest in acceding to Water Convention
Transboundary waters cover nearly half of the earth’s land surface and account for 60 per cent of global freshwater.
Global climate change concerns for Africa’s Lake Victoria
Global climate change could cause Africa’s Lake Victoria, the world’s largest tropical lake and source of the Nile River, to dry up in the next 500 years, according to new findings from a team of researchers led by the University of Houston.
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.
Global Handwashing Day 2019: clean hands for all for sustainable development
By Om Prasad Gautam is Senior WASH Manager for Hygiene at WaterAid UK.
Kenyan farmers mix tradition with tech to protect drying Mara River
By Kagondu Njagi. Using a new digital system, farmers can report violations of water use - and get an idea what might lie ahead for river levels.
Why stakeholders matter
Effectively engaging water users and decision-makers is crucial to the long-term sustainability of any water security intervention.
Untapped opportunities
Highlighting the Need to Integrate Young Women in Water Management.
Modeling the Mara River
The Mara River is a crucial, at-risk water source for farms, villages and ecosystems in Kenya and Tanzania. Researchers and stakeholders are working together to ensure it is sustainable in the years to come.
Tropical mountain rivers are where the magic happens
Large tropical mountain river systems aren’t getting the respect they deserve – at least not when it comes to research and conservation.
Searching for polio in unusual places in Tanzania
“I have been a sewerage operator for more than 20 years now,” says Fundi Mzee, smiling as he leaves his office at the Dar es Salaam Water and Sewerage Authority premises for his weekly hunting expedition for polio.
Involving the private sector in rural water services
Original article on WASHmatters by WaterAid.
SWP: Water security requires inclusiveness
As World Water Week 2019 gets underway in Stockholm, SWP reflects on efforts to advance the goals of water for all.
Clean water to wash fish
Kinene, a nine-year-old boy living along the shore of Lake Victoria, needs clean water to wash fish with his mother.
Facilitating countries in Africa and the Middle East for water-related sustainable development
Effective planning and policy implementation through strengthening and realigning enabling environments are critical to driving success in achieving SDG 6.
Forests, water filled sponges
In addition to their roles as carbon sinks, forests are a decisive element for climate regulation and the maintenance of the water cycle and they are the main obstacle to desertification.
Making fish farming in eastern Africa’s Lake Victoria sustainable
EU-funded researchers have developed a system that helps fish farmers in Lake Victoria while also protecting the environment.