AFRICA: Countries allocate $700 million for water and sanitation
Published by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network in Government
Three East African countries have allocated in excess of $700 million for the water and sanitation sector over the next year.
The allocations by Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda are part of the estimated $16.2 billion total budget unveiled separately by each of the countries on 14 June to finance both recurrent and development expenditure for the fiscal year 2012/2013. The three countries, together with Kenya and Burundi, all member states of a regional trading bloc, East Africa Community, have signed an agreement binding their finance ministers to present in their respective parliaments the annual financial estimates on the same date.
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Water availability in Africa varies greatly in space and time.Although groundwater is limited due to geologic conditions, it is extensively utilized in the rural and more arid areas
Published by Kailash Aher, Groundwater Survey and Development Agency, Govt. of Maharashtra, India - Geologist