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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 →
Liberia: extra US$ 450 million needed to rebuild water and sanitation sector
01 Mar 13
Liberia will need to bridge a US$ 450 million funding gap to achieve the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) targets that it set for itself in 2017. Liberia unveiled a five-year US$ 600 million investment plan to rebuild its WASH …Continue reading →
Burkina Faso creates new ministry for water and sanitation
26 Feb 13
Sector stakeholders were delighted when the new government of Burkina Faso announced the creation of the Ministère de l’Eau, des Aménagements Hydrauliques et de l’Assainissement (Ministry of Water, Hydraulic Planning and Sanitation) in January 2013 [1]. Mrs. Mamounata Belem/Ouédraogo, who heads …Continue reading →
Burkina Faso: costing rural water service levels
16 Feb 13
Based on national standards, the 7 boreholes and 3 standpipes in the village of Komsilga, Burkina Faso, are sufficient to supply water to 3,600 people. Since only 1,500 people live in the village, you might think that they had water …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 →
Burkina Faso: WSA partnership director Ms Juanita During dies at 41
17 Aug 12
Ms Juanita During, the Director of Partnership, Advocacy and Communications at Water and Sanitation for Africa (WSA) in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, died on 16 August after a brief illness. A Nigerian national, Ms During was head of governance at WaterAid …Continue reading →
Help a local journalist examine the sustainability of a water and sanitation project in Benin
24 Jul 12
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 water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) project. You can support his endeavour via the crowdfunding new website …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 →
IRC and Vergnet Hydro SAS commit to improving WASH services in rural Africa
26 Jun 12
On 31 May 2012, Mr. Thierry Barbotte, Managing Director of Vergnet Hydro SAS, and Nico Terra, Director of IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) defining the two organisations’ collaboration in the field of knowledge development for better operation of WASH services. The goal is to improve access to water services in rural areas in Africa.
Senegal: behavioral determinants of handwashing with soap – emergent learning
26 Mar 12
A new Water and Sanitation Program (WSP) Learning Note found that beliefs and ease of access to soap and water were correlated with handwashing with soap behaviors for given proxy measures among mothers and caretakers in Peru and Senegal. “Behavioral …Continue reading →
