Source Weekly 2010, 02

Published - 17 Mar 10

Opinion

Climate change adaptation: murky waters of political capture and collusion

Climate change is at risk of becoming a market and a sector with new opportunities for political capture, and for misuse of influence in directing investments to serve the interest of the few. Adaptation measures to cope with climate change might end up being largely ineffective due to corrupt practices if integrity, accountability and transparency are not put on the top of the climate change agenda.

Global: Many events world-wide around World Water Day

This special Source newsletter features many World Water Day events for awareness and fund raising, which are held around the world and on the internet around 22 March. They include: many walks for water and fund raising for a project in Africa or Asia; school campaigns; street theatre shows; film shows; concerts, a new animated adventure-comedy series for kids aged 5-8, newspaper articles and radio programmes.

UN: United Nations Secretary General's statement on World Water Day 2010

The theme of this year’s World Water Day, “Clean Water for a Healthy World”, emphasizes that both the quality and the quantity of water resources are at risk. More people die from unsafe water than from all forms of violence, including war, says the United Nations Secretary General's statement on World Water Day 2010.

Webinar: International Water Use Policies, Regulatory Issues and Trends

Enhesa in Washington is organising an International Water Use Policies, Regulatory Issues and Trends webinar on 30 March 2010.

Cameroon: Bring clean water to rural communities

Advocacy day and workshop to make known the importance of clean water and sanitation in rural Cameroon and especially to children.

Ghana Blogging Water Action Day

A series of blog posts around water issues by Ghana Blogging.

Ghana: World Water Day celebration and Green Schools project

The National Planning Committee of this year's World Water Day celebration in Ghana on the theme Clean Water for a Healthy World is organizing various programmes and activities as part of the celebration. And Green Cross International, together with Pureology Serious Colour Care, has launched the Smart Water for Green Schools project to encourage exchanges between schools in the same river basins.

Ghana, Accra: use of pan latrines outlawed

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) says effective January 1, 2010, the use of pan latrines in the metropolis has been outlawed. As of this date as many as 5,294 households were still using this type of facility.

Nigeria: water education through posters and flyers

Water Initiatives Nigeria (WIN), a NGO, organizes an activity called Water Education. Posters and flyers will be published along with water facts and figures and information about appropriate sanitation.

Zimbabwe: did the United Nations ignore the 2008 cholera outbreak to please Harare?

Former head of the Zimbabwe branch of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) claims his warnings of a catastrophic cholera outbreak were stifled by a UN bureaucracy intent on keeping good relations with Zimbabwe’s dictator, Robert Mugabe.

Bangladesh: two week-long safe water for all campaigns

Two week-long campaigns for safe water for all will start on World Water Day 22 March in Bangladesh, one for formal an non-formal schools. Another one includes a special newsletter and rally at the Press club.

India, Mumbai: Water to Earth campaign

The Dharavi project of the Acorn Foundation is launching a four-week Water to Earth campaign which will begin on 22nd March, World Water Daty and end on 18th April, the International Earth Day..

India: Various awareness activities for WWD in states

Here are some more WWD activities in various Indian states.

India, Haryana: 125,000 people in Water Literacy March

Around 125,000 people will walk from 50 villages in three different blocks in Mewat district, Haryana, India on a Jal Chetna Yatra (Water Literacy March) from 19 to 22 March

India, Tamil Nadu: World Water Day by Gramalaya, Tiruchirappalli

More than 25,000 women including AWASH representatives in rural Tamil Nadu will campaign for water and sanitation in their villages on the occasion of World Water Day 2010. "This event will be the largest congregation of women in the world who care for water and sanitation."

Nepal: National Water Week 2010

The Nepal National Water Week Organizing Committee is organizing a week-long program (17-23 March) entitled “Nepal National Water Week 2010” to commemorate the World Water Day (March 22) and World Meteorological Day (March 23).

Nepal: Two WWD activities

Results of the Nation wide Open Photography Competition on Groundwater and a on-day awareness seminar are two other WWD activities in Nepal.

Russian Federation: Water Quality and Quality of Life

Moscow State University of Environmental Engineering is holding an International Students Conference titled “Water Quality - Quality of Life”, in Moscow April 6-8, dedicated to World Water Day.

Canada: water management and conservation WWD activities:

Canadian World Water Days activities include a conference Water for Life 2010 in Calgary, music performances and public speeches in Edmonton, interactive and educational programmes for children in Kitchener and a Water Conservation Challenge, in which eight participants across Canada, as well as one in Japan and one in Indonesia are participating.

Germany: European Science Parliament: H2O - More than just a drop

The European Science Parliament is a new international, intergenerational and interdisciplinary dialogue between the interested public, especially young people and students, and experts from science, economy and politics from all over Europe.

Netherlands: World's Longest Toilet Queue-Dutch contribution

On Thursday the 25th of March World Water Day in the Netherlands will be taking place in Amsterdam. During this day the Dutch contribution to the world’s longest toilet queue will be formed.

Netherlands: World Water Day 2010 International Cooperation 2.0: Be Inspired

The Netherlands Water Partnership, Unicef, Akvo, World Waternet, Aqua for All, Ministry of Transport and Water Management are organising World Water Day 2010 International Cooperation 2.0: Be Inspired in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on 25 March 2010.

UK: Launch of My Friend Boo Water Strand - New series gets kids animated about conservation!

Business Solutions Europa is launching My Friend Boo, a new animated adventure-comedy series for kids.

UK: Other activities

Other activities in the UK include a walk for water, drama production, family fun run, and an event on the River Thames.

USA: Various walks for water

Four Walk for Water events in the USA for projects in Africa.

USA: Other events

Other WWD events in the USA.

Training course in low-cost water and sanitation technologies

Puerto Perez, Bolivia, 27 September - 27 October 2010

Technologies include manual deep well drilling, rain water harvesting systems with ferro-cement tanks and underground cisterns, standard, high-pressure and high-quantity EMAS PVC water pumps, irrigation, solar water heaters, kitchen sinks, household water tanks, latrines and water treatment.