Noticias sobre Tonga
Pacific island water security requires new approach
Hydrology experts at Flinders University are calling for urgent investigations into the operation of bore-fields that access fresh groundwater on Pacific islands, including Kiribati, where rising sea levels are already putting local water supplies at risk.
Innovative desalination technique demonstrates potential without electricity
Shuqi Xu and her PhD supervisor Dr Juan Felipe Torres combine passions for humanitarian engineering and scientific discovery in their work on thermodiffusive desalination — an energy-efficient method for removing salt from seawater.
ADB provides $4 million grant to Tuvalu for drought relief
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has provided a $4 million emergency grant to the Government of Tuvalu to help fund drought relief efforts.
Building resilience in water and sanitation key to managing COVID-19 in the Pacific
Utility companies that deliver water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services in the urban areas of the Pacific region need to invest more and plan their business continuity and water safety programs amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, according to a new ADB report.
ADB and Australia help improve water supply in Nuku’alofa, Tonga
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) joined the governments of Tonga and Australia in an inauguration ceremony to officially mark the completion of upgrading work of the Mataki’eua water supply system as part of the ADB-supported Nuku’alofa Urban Development Sector Project.
New water systems for the most vulnerable Pacific Islanders
Close to 500 people in one of the most remote and inaccessible places in the Pacific, Kapingamarangi, have secured additional safe drinking water through the efforts of the European Union – North Pacific – Readiness for El Niño (RENI) project.
Water shortage exacerbates disaster risk
With record breaking high temperatures around the world and increasing droughts, climate change exacerbates water supply problems and thus increases the vulnerability of societies.
As the sun rises, the water flows: a green humanitarian response in South Sudan
Written by Angela Wells, IOM Public Information Officer, Department of Operations and Emergencies.