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11th Symposium on Hydraulics and Water Resources of Portuguese Language Countries (SILUSBA), 27-30 May 2013, Maputo, Mozambique
02 May 13
Organised by: APRH – Associação Portuguesa dos Recursos Hídricos, ABRH – Associação Brasileira de Recursos Hídricos, ACRH – Associação Cabo-Verdiana de Recursos Hídricos. AQUASHARE – Associação Moçambicana dos Profissionais de Água and DNA - Departamento de Água e Saneamento The main themes of the SILUSBA …Continue reading →
Sanitation as a business in Malawi – the poor will have to wait
28 Mar 13
Providing toilets to the poorest may be “dear to the hearts of many non-profits, aid agencies and governments” but if you want to involve business you have to start with the better-off families first. So says business woman and sanitation …Continue reading →
Mozambique: former water officials arrested for corruption
06 Nov 12
Mozambique’s anti-corruption agency GCCC has arrested the former director and financial administrator of the central regional office of the government’s Water Supply Investments and Assets Fund (FIPAG). José Duarte and Henriques Leonardo were expelled from FIPAG in mid-2011, but it apparently …Continue reading →
Africa: EU-funded water and sanitation projects not sustainable say auditors
10 Oct 12
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 that most of the audited projects were approved before …Continue reading →
Zimbabwe: sanitation and human rights advocate Nomathemba Neseni dies
04 Sep 12
“Sanitation is a passion, not a job,” said Noma Neseni last year at the Global Forum on Sanitation and Hygiene in Mumbai, India. “I became a human rights commissioner because of toilets. What is gender equality or poverty alleviation when …Continue reading →
Policy review of the Dutch contribution to drinking water and sanitation (1990-2011) includes Benin, Mozambique and Tanzania
17 Jul 12
A policy review [1] of Dutch aid during 1990 to 2011 to improve drinking water and sanitation services in developing countries found that while millions of peole have gained access, the impact on health and sustainability was limited. The main …Continue reading →
Zimbabwe, Marange: the pollution fallout from blood diamonds
10 Jul 12
Critics claim that the Zimbabwean government is failing to stop diamond mines from polluting village water supplies in Marange. The Marange diamond fields in eastern Zimbabwe have been an infamous example of so-called blood diamonds. The Mugabe regime has been …Continue reading →
Malawi: school menstrual hygiene management – more than toilets
26 Mar 12
School menstrual hygiene management in Malawi: more than toilets, 2012. Full-text (pdf) SHARE; WaterAid This study identifies the needs and experiences of girls regarding menstruation. It draws upon participatory group workshops, a questionnaire and semi structured interviews with school-age girls …Continue reading →
Zimbabwe, Chitungwiza: factors leading to poor water sanitation hygiene among primary school going children
26 Mar 12
Journal of Public Health in Africa, March 2012 Factors leading to poor water sanitation hygiene among primary school going children in Chitungwiza Full-text Blessing Dube, James January Although the world has progressed in the area of water and sanitation, more …Continue reading →
Mozambique – Effectiveness of Large Scale Water and Sanitation Interventions
22 Mar 12
Effectiveness of Large Scale Water and Sanitation Interventions: the One Million Initiative in Mozambique, October 2011. Full-text (pdf) Chris Elbers, et al. The One Million Initiative of the Government of Mozambique aims at supplying access to clean drinking water and …Continue reading →
