Noticias sobre Tanzania
Access to basic sanitation still lagging for millions in East and Southern Africa
Despite progress towards ensuring basic sanitation services for all, access still eludes many.
$4.2 trillion can be saved by investing in more resilient infrastructure, World Bank report finds
Investing in resilient infrastructure pays for itself four times over.
Denmark’s Inger Andersen takes over as head of UN Environment Programme
Danish economist and environmentalist Inger Andersen took up her new role as Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme, promising to prioritize greater action on climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution during her four-year tenure.
World Meteorological Congress elects Gerhard Adrian, Germany, as President
The World Meteorological Congress elected Gerhard Adrian of Germany as President of the World Meteorological Organization for a four-year term in office.
Clean water and toilets vitally linked to women’s sexual and reproductive health
Currently, one in three women and girls live without a decent toilet and it is estimated that 335 million girls go to school without water and soap available for washing their hands or clothes when changing sanitary pads.
Investing in menstrual hygiene management is to invest in human capital
Globally, over 500 million women and girls lack adequate facilities for menstrual hygiene management (MHM).
How to avert a global antimicrobial resistance crisis?
Antimicrobial resistance, also known as ‘superbugs,’ is a global health emergency.
Accelerating renewable revolution can achieve global climate goals without damming world’s rivers
With thousands of hydropower dams planned across the globe, a new report from WWF and The Nature Conservancy demonstrates how we can solve the world’s climate and energy challenge without sacrificing our remaining free-flowing rivers and the diverse benefits they provide to people and nature.
KfW helps mitigate the impact of climate change in Tanzania
Some EUR 170 million committed for water, sanitation and agricultural adaptation measures in the Simiyu region. Co-financing with the Green Climate Fund. Income prospects for 495,000 people.
Virus communities with adverse human health risks found in groundwater below slums in Africa
In groundwater below slums in Kampala (Uganda), Accra (Ghana), and Arusha (Tanzania), three cities in west and east Sub-Saharan Africa, researchers found DNA of 25 different DNA virus families, some of them with adverse health risks for humans.
When more women are decision-makers, the environment wins
When more women are involved in group decisions about land management, the group conserves more—particularly when offered financial incentives to do so, according to a new CU Boulder study published this week in Nature Climate Change.
“Water is a cross-cutting issue which is crucial for the achievement of the 2030 Agenda”
To get a better understanding of the World Water Day, celebrated 22nd March, and address the reasons why so many people are being left behind, we speak to Dr Marianne Kjellén, Senior Water Advisor at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), on how the organization is working to achieve the water goal (#SDG6) by 2030.
IHA and World Bank promote sustainable hydro in Zambezi basin
Africa’s fourth largest river basin, the Zambezi, offers vast hydropower resources that are key to supporting sustainable economic development and prosperity across southern Africa.
2015-2016 El Niño triggered disease outbreaks across globe
The 2015-2016 El Niño event brought weather conditions that triggered regional disease outbreaks throughout the world, according to a new NASA study that is the first to comprehensively assess the public health impacts of the major climate event on a global scale.
Global Water Security & Sanitation Partnership, a year later
More than 1000 days have passed since world leaders adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the United Nations.