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​Tackling ​Water and Food ​Scarcity Around ​the Mediterranean ​Basin ​

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​Tackling ​Water and Food ​Scarcity Around ​the Mediterranean ​Basin ​

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The Prima initiative will tackle two of the root causes of migration - water and food scarcity around the Mediterranean basin. The European Parliament has ...

Government Drinking Water Security Drinking Water Treatment Resource Management Water Resource Management Scarcity Water Scarcity In Desert area Poverty Reduction Water Supply Drinking Water Food Distribution Water Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH)

How Cholera Spreads and Why It's So Deadly

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How Cholera Spreads and Why It's So Deadly

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Cholera is an infection caused by the Vibrio cholerae  bacteria, whose large outbreaks are usually traced back to contaminated water and sewage as well as ...

Academic Drinking Water Security Drinking Water Treatment Sanitation Water & Sanitation Sanitation & Hygiene Sanitation & Hygiene Drinking Water Managment Drinking Water Sanitation and Hygiene Water Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH)

TEDx Talk: From Contracting Dysentery to Delivering Clean Water

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TEDx Talk: From Contracting Dysentery to Delivering Clean Water

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Access to fresh drinking water is a basic human right, and yet significant numbers of people around the world still drink contaminated water or travel many ...

Academic Disease Disease Prevention Waterborne Pathogens Water & Diseases Disease Water & Sanitation Sanitation & Hygiene Sanitation and Hygiene Water Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH)

Accessibility ​to Safe ​Drinking Water in ​South ​Sudan

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Accessibility ​to Safe ​Drinking Water in ​South ​Sudan

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REACH Initiative calculated the areas more likely to have WASH needs basing the estimation on the data collected between March and April 2017 with the Area of ...

Social Water Scarcity Water Access Water Supply Scarcity Water Scarcity In Desert area Water Supply Water Wells Well Drilling Groundwater Mapping Water Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH)

TEDx Talk: The Surprising Truth of Open Defecation in India

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TEDx Talk: The Surprising Truth of Open Defecation in India

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In this TEDx Talk Sangita Vyas shares the unheard and little-understood reality of open defecation in India.  Its a well-known fact that most of the open ...

Academic Hygiene Education Sanitation Water & Sanitation Sanitation & Hygiene Sanitation Awareness Waste Management Waste disposal Sanitation and Hygiene Water Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH)

Mali Receives €50m to Fund Drinking Water and Sanitation System

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Mali Receives €50m to Fund Drinking Water and Sanitation System

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The Republic of Mali received 50m euros from EIB to fund drinking water and sanitation system.                On the sidelines of the European Development ...

Government Water Access Water Supply Sanitation Access Water & Sanitation Sanitation & Hygiene Water Supply Sanitation & Hygiene Infrastructure Infrastructure Management Water Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH)

CleanLife ​Biotech Startup ​to Revolutionise ​​Waterless ​Hygiene

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CleanLife ​Biotech Startup ​to Revolutionise ​​Waterless ​Hygiene

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CleanLife introduced a novel concept of the waterless bathing which could revolutionizing the current healthcare situation of soldiers. The level of hygiene ...

Social Public Health Water & Sanitation Waterless Sanitation Sanitation & Hygiene Sanitation & Hygiene Public Health Sanitation and Hygiene Water Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH)

AfDB Invests €300 Million in Morocco’s Water Industry

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AfDB Invests €300 Million in Morocco’s Water Industry

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The African Development Bank (AfDB) is the main donor in Morocco’s water industry, having invested EUR 300 million. Programmes paid for by the AfDB have ...

Government Drinking Water Security Water Access Water Supply Scarcity Water Scarcity In Desert area Water Supply Drinking Water Infrastructure Infrastructure Management Water Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH)

Rural Water Access: Why Should Countries Follow Paraguay’s Lead?

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Rural Water Access: Why Should Countries Follow Paraguay’s Lead?

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With more than 94% of the rural population accessing safe water, nations across Latin America and beyond can learn from Paraguay’s phenomenal success. In the ...

Government Water Access Rural Water Supply & Sanitation Sanitation Access Water & Sanitation Sanitation & Hygiene Rural Area Water Supply Water Management Rural Development Water Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH)

Ethiopia Gets Loan To Provide Water and Sanitation To 3m People

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Ethiopia Gets Loan To Provide Water and Sanitation To 3m People

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The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and Ethiopia signed a loan and grant agreements to the tune of $5.6 million for additional resources to Ethiopia’s ...

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The 'Gift of Water' to Those in Poverty

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The 'Gift of Water' to Those in Poverty

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Gift of Water provides a small water purification system to help Haitians gain access to clean drinking water. Two buckets filled with chlorine tablets is all ...

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