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August 30, 2012
The thirsty business of agriculture
Agriculture is a thirsty business – irrigation alone accounting for about 70 per cent of freshwater withdrawals in the world. With an estimation at hand that about 1.8 billion people in the world will be living with absolute water scarcity by 2025, agriculture would have to economize on water. This […]
August 30, 2012
Tackling sanitation in Cambodia to reduce child mortality
To tackle the problem of sanitation in the rural areas of Cambodia and Vietnam, the Bill and Melinda Gates’ Foundation is granting the East Meets West Foundation a sum of US$10.9 million. It is estimated that 17,000 deaths occur in per year in Cambodia and Vietnam due to open defecation […]
August 30, 2012
The HSBC commissioned water study
According to a study commissioned by HSBC, more than 50 per cent of the world’s population will be living in extreme water scarcity by the end of 2025. Towards this end, HSBC will be investing US$100 million in the most far reaching water-related programme as spent by a financial organization. […]
August 30, 2012
Trash to purses – how one man’s trash is another man’s flood prevention
Joe Castillo of Joe Green Project is teaching communities to put their trash to use. In Philippines, the Metro Manila Development Authority reports that every year, tonnes of plastic and Styrofoam are removed from the city’s sewers and drainage systems. In South Asian countries, where flooding is a common phenomenon, […]
August 30, 2012
Water socialism in Venezuela
Due to a unique state backed project, beneficiary communities mapped their own requirements for potable water and adequate sanitation services, getting Venezuela 96 per cent coverage in potable water, highest in the region. This post is an interview with Victor Diaz who was a part of HIDROCAPITAL, who talks about […]
August 30, 2012
Kenya – water shortages making thefts and conflicts more common
According to police records, common droughts and water shortages have worsened crimes and conflicts related to water. The most common of these are theft, muggings and illegal disconnections. Read more here.
August 30, 2012
Quenching the global thirst for clean water
In the developing world, despite an apparent achievement of the global water-access MDG (Millennium Development Goal), there is a scarcity of drinking water – be it in Africa, Tajikistan, or any other developing country. To counter this shortage, technologies of today’s age are addressing the issue of water shortage. Read […]
August 30, 2012
Zimbabweans demand access to clean water
Currently there is an acute shortage of clean drinking water in all of Zimbabwe, forcing people to drink water directly from rivers, exposing themselves to several water borne diseases. Deciding that it was time for a change, a group of civic organizations went around collecting signatures for a petition, putting […]
August 30, 2012
Cholera outbreak kills 224 people in Sierra Leone
Cholera is an infection which spreads in places with poor sanitation, and dirty water. Finding ideal conditions in heavy rainfall, dismal sanitation and unclean water has claimed the life of as many as 224 in Sierra Leone, sparking off a national emergency. Read more here.
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