Nigeria: EU, Wateraid Tackle Water Problems in Enugu
Enugu — The European Union, EU, and WaterAid Nigeria in collaboration with Enugu State Government have provided six rural communities in the state with potable water. The humanitarian organisations...
View ArticleEgypt: Govt Urges Putting Water Issue Among Funding Priorities of European Union
Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Mohammed Baha al-Din returned home on Thursday 30/08/2012 after a three-day visit to Sweden. The minister said, upon arrival, that he took part in the World...
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Is progress on climate change an illusion?
SOUTH AFRICA: David Hodgkinson, a lawyer, leads an international project team which is drafting a treaty to address the problem of climate change displacement. He is the co-author of Global Climate...
View ArticleAudit questions sustainability of EU water projects in Africa
SOUTH AFRICA: Many EU-backed sanitation and water projects in sub-Saharan Africa are unsustainable because of missing technical and financial support, says a new financial audit of more than 20...
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Africa: EU-funded water and sanitation projects not sustainable say auditors
The majority of the water and sanitation projects funded by the European Union (EU) in six African countries are not sustainable says the EU’s spending watchdog. The European Commission (EC) maintains...
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EU-Funded Water and Sanitation Projects in Africa Not Sustainable, Say Auditors
Newton Sibanda October 14, 2012 The majority of the water and sanitation projects funded by the European Union (EU) in six African countries are not sustainable, says the European Court of Auditors...
View ArticleAFRICA; LATIN AMERICA; CHINA; EUROPE (WORKSHOP): “Exchange Of Experiences In...
Members of the NEPAD Southern African Network of Water Centres of Excellence (SANWATCE) will take part in a International Workshop between experts from Africa, Latin America, China and Europe from 15...
View ArticleCape Town and Joburg come to the party for solid waste minimisation
SOUTH AFRICA: Cape Town and Joburg come to the party for solid waste minimisation Posted on 25 October 2012. The diversion of waste to landfill is not only a focal point for municipalities in South...
View ArticleEU could do better on sub-Saharan Africa water, sanitation projects
SOUTH AFRICA: Fewer than half of 23 drinking water and sanitation projects funded with development aid from the European Union (EU) in six Sub-Saharan countries have met the needs of beneficiaries, and...
View ArticleA presentation on the EU support for Water Centres of Excellence at World...
As part of World Water Week 2012 in Stockholm, on 29 August the EU Water Initiative held a special Multi-Stakeholder Forum to mark the 10 year anniversary of its establishment at the 2002 World Summit...
View ArticleTanzania: Govt Agrees to U.S.$152 Million EU Grant
THE European Union (EU) and Tanzania yesterday signed a set of grant agreements totalling 126m Euros (approx 250bn/-). EU has been supporting Tanzania since 1975 in which a total of 1.8 billion euro...
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Help a local journalist examine the sustainability of a water and sanitation...
Lake Nokoué, Benin. Photo: Pacôme Tomètissi Journalist Pacôme Tomètissi wants to revisit the fishing communities of Lake Nokoué in Benin to examine the sustainability of a 5 million euro EU-funded...
View ArticleDjibouti: EU to Support Djibouti’s Desalination Water Plant Project
The European Union’s Development Commissioner, Andris Piebalgs, on Wednesday (December 19th) said the European Union will support Djibouti’s project to build a desalination plant. The plant will use...
View ArticleKenya: SH8.7 Million Boost for Kisumu Water Project
KISUMU Water and Sewerage Company’s rural and peri-urban water project has received recognition of the World Bank and the European Union. Kiwasco received a subsidy cheque of Sh8.7 million from the...
View ArticleMalawi: EU to Give Malawi K12.8 Billion for Water and Sanitation
Mzuzu — The European Union (EU) has set aside €24 million (K12.8 billion) to assist Malawi in implementing projects for water supply and sanitation sectors to benefit 15 districts and seven cities and...
View ArticleGambia: Gambia, EU Launch â¬1.9 Million Sanitation, Waste Management Project
The government of The Gambia and its development partner, the European Union (EU), Wednesday launched a €1.9M drainage, sanitation and waste management project, at a ceremony held at Bundung Borehole....
View ArticleNigeria: EU Donates £14.25m for Water, Sanitation in Nigeria
The European Union (EU) has allocated £14.25 million to the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sector in Nigeria through UNICEF for the improvement of the sector, a UNICEF official said Thursday....
View ArticleAngola: EU Supports Water and Sanitation Sector in Angola
About eighteen million are being used since 2010 by EU for the development water sector in the country, including better basic sanitation. This was said by the delegate of EU embassy to Angola, Maria...
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