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February 1, 2013
Celebrities climb Mt. Kilimanjaro for safe drinking water
A number of celebrities have taken on a mission to climb Mt Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, to create awareness about the lack of clean drining water available to millions across the developing world. Read more here.
February 1, 2013
A water treatment system using salt and electricity to clean water
GE engineers Steve Froelicher and Sam DuPlessis, along with other volunteers, at the request of WaterStep, a non-profit have designed a rugged and portable water purification system that works on an age old principle – electrolysis. This process only uses electricity and table salt to produce chlorine which can disinfect […]
February 1, 2013
Students develop low cost water filtering system for African nations
Students from the School of International Affairs (SIA) have developed a ceramic water filtration system for parts of the sub-Saharan Africa. The filter removes 99.9 per cent of bacteria, removing the community’s burden of clean water collection. Read more here.
February 1, 2013
Ghana has secured US$1.4 billion for water and sanitation in the last 4 years
The Ghanaian government has, in the past 4 years taken a total of US$1.4 billion, as a combination of loans, and grants. With a horizon of utilising these funds to effectively manage and streamline the water and sanitation processes in the country by 2025, the government has also used GHS6.4 […]
February 1, 2013
India: Nagpur to get INR 30 billion for sanitation plan
The Nagpur Municipal Corporation is set to get an approval for a sanitation plan worht INR 30 billion (US$559 million). The Centre is preparing a plan, and appointing consultants to carry out this ambitious project for 18 cities, inclusive of Nagpur. Read more here.
February 1, 2013
Whole World Water launches campaign uniting tourism and clean water
Whole World Water is a new campaign that aims to marry the idea of leveraging the tourism and hospitality industry to scaling access to clean drinking water for the 1 billion in the world who lack it. Read more here.
February 1, 2013
Coca Cola and Kamen aim to clean the developing world’s drinking water through ‘Slingshot’ purifier
This post decribes the use of Slingshot Water Purifier for the remote corners of the world lacking clean drinking water. The Slingshot water purifier is being campaigned for by Coca Cola and a documentary about it, called Slingshot, will be featured at the 2013 Sundance Festival. Read more here.
February 1, 2013
China leads in investing in watersheds to preserve drinking water
According to a report released by Forest Trends’ Ecosystem Marketplace, China is leading in preserving freshwater. While it may be getting a lot of things wrong, given its high levels of air pollution, according to this report, called “State of Watershed Payments 2012”, China is doing well in protecting, purifying […]
February 1, 2013
Rural sanitation options shortage exacerbated in Philippines
According to Senator Edgardo Angara, sanitation situation in Philippines has worsened, as the number of people openly defecating has increased 12 per cent in the last ten years. Moreover, it is projected that one 3 out of every 10 Filipinos defecate openly in the country. Read more here.
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