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Water & Sanitation

Making a difference in Nigeria: Coca-Cola Foundation provides sustainable access to safe water

World Water Day, held annually on March 22, celebrates water and raises awareness of the approximately 2.2 billion people living without access to safe...

Michael Simire - March 22, 2025

Water & Sanitation

Rural water initiative reduces disease risk in Malawian villages

Residents of rural Malawian communities report significant health improvements following the implementation of the Rural Private Taps Initiative by the nonprofit, Water for People. Community...

Michael Simire - March 21, 2025

Water & Sanitation

Austrian hydrologist, Günter Blöschl, emerges 2025 Stockholm Water Prize Laureate

Based on his world-renowned research and work on flood risk reduction, water resource management, flood scaling, and regional process hydrology – Professor Günter Blöschl...

Michael Simire - March 20, 2025

Water & Sanitation

Report blames perilous state of water on corruption, limited funding by states

A report released on Thursday, March 20, 2025, ahead of the commemoration of World Water Day has pinned the perilous state of water infrastructure...

Michael Simire - March 20, 2025

Water & Sanitation

From scarcity to security: Restoring clean water in Niger

In Tunga Mallam, a small town in Niger State, Nigeria, access to clean water once shaped daily life. For decades, the local water scheme,...

Michael Simire - March 19, 2025

Water & Sanitation

Averting water crisis through sustainable solutions

Water, as a critical resource for human survival, is facing a great distress engendered by climate change, human abuse, among others. In Nigeria and across...

Michael Simire - March 19, 2025

Water & Sanitation

AfDB invests $8bn in water infrastructure across Africa

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has invested over $8 billion in water infrastructure across 40 African countries since 2000, benefiting more than 92 million...

Michael Simire - March 18, 2025

Water & Sanitation

Nigeria urges swift action on Africa’s water security

Nigeria’s Minister for Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, has called for urgent measures to address Africa’s water security and sanitation challenges, citing...

Michael Simire - March 18, 2025

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