Noticias sobre Uganda
More rain yet less water predicted for millions along Nile
In the coming decades, hot and dry conditions coupled with a rising population along the Nile River will reduce the amount of water available for residential, agricultural, and ecological uses.
USAID announces $35 million for the Water and Energy for Food “WE4F” Challenge
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More people, less water? Scientists see risks on upper Nile
By Laurie Goering.
Water and sanitation subsidies need to better benefit the poor, says World Bank
Water and sanitation subsidies are disproportionately benefitting the better-off, according to a new report from the World Bank.
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.
Humanitarian Aid: additional €50 million to tackle drought in the Horn of Africa
In addition, EU aid will contribute to assisting humanitarian agencies in the region to pre-emptively scale up their actions in the hardest hit areas.
Water and women: we need to know more
Justice for women in the access to water and sanitation will not be attained without more specific statistical data on their situation.
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.
Protracted conflicts and adverse weather conditions exacerbate food needs
41 countries in need of food assistance – African Swine Fever threatening food security of a large number of people.
$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.
Clean water makes life move in rural Uganda
In a small Ugandan town, 400 new connections are providing clean piped water for the first time. Sustainable water supply helped transform the lives of 15,000 residents by saving their time, reducing water-borne health hazards, and improving people’s economic well-being.
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).
IHA releases 2019 Hydropower Status Report charting growth in renewable hydro
More than 21.8 gigawatts (GW) of renewable hydroelectric capacity was put into operation last year, according to the 2019 Hydropower Status Report which is published on the eve of the World Hydropower Congress in Paris.
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.
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.
The British firm pumping water in Africa
Exmoor company’s solar water pump exports grew from 12% in 2012 to 52% in 2018 following support from the Department for International Trade (DIT).