In his message for World Water Day, Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General and Chair of UN-Water, highlights the situation of the some 1.5 billion people who work in water, many of whom are not recognized for the work they do, or protected by basic labour...
This year, World Water Day focused on Water and Sustainable development, one of the most important global challenges that guide those in the water industry to deliver innovative, sustainable solutions The need to develop resource-efficient water...
African countries have come under scrutiny for failure to prioritise water in their development agendas. Speaking to the Inter Press services (IPS), Thomas Chiramba, Head of Freshwater Ecosystems Unit at the U.N. Environment Programme (UNEP) in...
Bread and Water for Africa recognizes the suffering caused from not having access to clean water — time spent away from school and work looking for clean water, water-borne disease and even death. For over 27 years, we have worked to end this...
On World Water Day, 22 March 2014, the African Development Bank (AfDB) celebrates the role water plays in generating electricity and the role of energy in the development of the continent. According to the AfDB, the lack of access to modern energy...
Research published in Scientific Reports on Friday, 22 March, showing technology that will make it easier to filter pure water from waste produced during mining, oil and gas exploration coincided with World Water Day. The technologywas developed by...
“WaterWatchers” harnesses the power of crowdsourcing to report water leaks and issues. On 22 March 2013, World Water Day, IBM in collaboration with the City of Tshwane, launched a crowdsourcing project to help capture, share and analyse information...
Pictured: Children from the Zandspruit informal settlement enjoy a jumping castle at the World Water Day Celebrations held at Emthonjeni Community Centre in Zandspruit on 22 March. Xylem Water Solutions South Africa announced its partnership with...
In celebrating World Water Day, the SA Post Office in partnership with the Department of Water and Environmental Affairs, have issued a limited edition stamp set. The stamp collection captures the United Nation’s theme of International Year of...
