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Indonesia: WASH concerns a month after Sumatra quake
Thousands of survivors of an earthquake that devastated Indonesia’s West Sumatra Province are still grappling with a lack of clean water and adequate sanitation more than a month after the disas… more →
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Chile: Lower house to discuss bill to concession rural water, sanitation services
dietvorst wrote 10 hours ago: Members of Chile’s lower chamber of congress will discuss a bill to concession rural potable w … more →
Peru: IDB loan will help improve water and sanitation services
dietvorst wrote 11 hours ago: A US$ 20 million loan from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) will support government efforts … more →
Colombia, La Guajira: indigenous communities to benefit from departmental water plan
dietvorst wrote 11 hours ago: Indigenous communities in the Alta Guajira region, who currently depend on water tanks, will get imp … more →
Mexico, Mexico City: time is running out to solve water emergency
dietvorst wrote 12 hours ago: Poor planning, low rates and insufficient investment are the causes of the water shortage in the Mex … more →
Municipal Service Project (MSP)
dietvorst wrote 1 day ago: This is the web site of the Municipal Services Project (MSP), which has been running since 2000 and … more →
Water, sanitation and hygiene standards for schools in low-cost settings
dietvorst wrote 4 days ago: Adams, J., Bartram, J., Chartier, Y. and Sims, J. (eds) (2009). Water, sanitation and hygiene standa … more →
Uganda: Denmark gives US$ 94 million for water
dietvorst wrote 1 week ago: Donors have committed over $94m (about sh180b) in the next five years to improve the water, sanitati … more →
Indonesia: WASH concerns a month after Sumatra quake
dietvorst wrote 2 weeks ago: Thousands of survivors of an earthquake that devastated Indonesia’s West Sumatra Province are … more →
Water and war: ICRC response
dietvorst wrote 2 weeks ago: ICRC (2009). Water and war : ICRC response. Geneva, Switzerland, International Committee of the Red … more →
The atlas of water (2nd ed.)
dietvorst wrote 2 weeks ago: Black, Maggie and King, Jannet (2009). The atlas of water. (2nd ed.). London, UK, Earthscan. 128 p. … more →
Nepal: anti-corruption authority slams water authority for tender irregularities
dietvorst wrote 2 weeks ago: The Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has claimed that the Nepal Water Suppl … more →
Pakistan: ‘24% of country’s hospital beds occupied by waterborne disease patients’
dietvorst wrote 2 weeks ago: In Pakistan, 38.5 million people do not have access to safe drinking water and 50.7 million do not h … more →
India, Bangalore: use of recycled water to be mandatory
dietvorst wrote 3 weeks ago: The Government of Bangalore, the capital of Karnataka, will slash the selling price of recycled wate … more →
China, Guiyang: ADB to help combat water shortages in capital of Guizhou province
dietvorst wrote 3 weeks ago: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is helping China enact wide-ranging, integrated measures in Guiyang … more →
ADB assistance for public-private partnerships in infrastructure development
dietvorst wrote 3 weeks ago: Feig, H. and Finlayson, B. (2009). ADB assistance for public-private partnerships in infrastructure … more →
Impact of rural water supply and sanitation in Punjab, Pakistan
dietvorst wrote 3 weeks ago: ADB (2009). Impact of rural water supply and sanitation in Punjab, Pakistan : evaluation study. Mani … more →
Tackling global health risks prevents premature deaths
dietvorst wrote 3 weeks ago: Global life expectancy could be increased by nearly five years by addressing five factors affecting … more →
Honduras: national water utility faces deficit, donors withdraw
dietvorst wrote 4 weeks ago: Honduran national water utility Sanaa is likely to close 2009 with a budget deficit of over 200mn le … more →
Honduras, Tegucigalpa: Sanaa to impose severe water rationing
dietvorst wrote 4 weeks ago: Honduran national water utility Sanaa is to impose severe water rationing in capital Tegucigalpa due … more →
