Aaron Kaah Yancho February 07, 2015 On August 26th, 1989, Cameroon’s remote village of Nyos witnessed a strange scientific occurrence in lake water history. A volcanic mountain cracked and sunk into Lake Nyos, causing a volcanic eruption that left over 2,000 people and animals dead in one night, leaving West Africa with the worst natural […]
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Malawi: Residents Count Losses, As Floods Wreak Havoc
George Mhango February 01, 2015 Lilongwe is expected to achieve economic growth lower than 5.8 percent projected earlier for 2015. President Peter Mutharika said in his state of the nation address regarding the current floods that preliminary assessment shows that the damage caused to the economy is estimated in million dollars, excluding the cost of […]
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Opinion: Failing To Learn From Experience
Angella Naturinda and Lynna Abaho January 28, 2015 Weather experts predict a continuation of the current hot and dry weather conditions in most parts of Uganda. This weather condition which started immediately after Christmas has come with several challenges such as food and water shortage, wildfire, siltation, soil erosion, pests and diseases which are causing […]
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Oxfam Aids Flood Victims in Malawi
George Mhango January 27, 2015 With more rains expected in flood-stricken Malawi and camps for displaced people overwhelmed, Oxfam and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) have launched an emergency appeal for more help to 42,000 desperate people. The donation by Oxfam is one of the major ones an international […]
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New Guidance for Companies to Help Them Respect Human Rights to WASH Launched
WaterSan Perspective Reporter January 24, 2015 The United Nations Global Compact’s CEO Water Mandate has launched the first comprehensive guidance for companies about how to meet their responsibility to respect the human rights to water and sanitation. The Guidance For Companies on Respecting the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation: Bringing a Human Rights Lens […]
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UN–Water Zaragoza Conference Opens
Watersan Perspective reporter January 15, 2015 The UN-Water Chair Michel Jarraud has highlighted the central role of water in sustainable development of communities. In his welcome video at the opening of the 2015 International Annual UN–Water Zaragoza Conference in Zaragoza Spain today, Jarraud stressed that, “water is at the core of sustainable development.” He told […]
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Over 300 to Attend 2015 International Annual UN–Water Zaragoza Conference
WaterSan Perspective Reporter January 12, 2015 More than 300 people converge in Zaragoza, Spain this week for this year’s International Annual UN–Water Zaragoza Conference. The participants from United Nations Agencies and programmes, experts, representatives of the business community, governmental and non-governmental organizations will meet from 15 to 17 January 2015. They aim to draw conclusions […]
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Malawi: President Mutharika Speaks Out On Water Situation in Blantyre
George Mhango December 22, 2014 Malawi President Peter Mutharika says his government is geared at not only solving the water challenges in Blantyre for now, but set the Blantyre Water Board (BWB) to ably supply sufficient water for the population of year 2040. Mutharika said this during the national address to the public, which was […]
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COP 20 | CMP 10: 2014 Will Likely Be the Hottest On Record, WMO Warns
Wambi Michael, PAMACC Team in Lima December 05, 2014 World Meteorological Organization says the year 2014 is on track for being one of the hottest, if not the hottest, on record, according to preliminary results issued at the side lines of the UN Climate Change Conference in Lima, Peru. The changes according to the estimates […]
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COP 20 | CMP 10: El Nino looms over East Africa
Peter Labeja, Pamacc Team in Lima December 05, 2014 Few days after the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warned of worst climate ahead, the East African Meteorologists have moved to issue El Nino alert over the region. Uganda National Meteorology Authority is calling for preparation of the members of the public for the occurrence of […]
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COP 20 | CMP 10: African Fish Industry in Danger As Global Warming Intensifies
Arison Tamfu and PAMACC TEAM, Lima December 2, 2014 Peru, Lima, December 2, 2014: Ana Faustor, a middle-aged Peruvian lady takes a passionate bite at a grilled fish as she follows proceedings at the UN Climate change talks in Lima just outside the hall where deliberations are taking place. Inside the hall, officials reflect on […]
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Malawi: Women Champion Climate Smart Agriculture
George Mhango November 29, 2014 Alice Kachere—a mother of three—from the outskirts of Lilongwe, Malawi’s administrative capital has lived part of her life complaining about high poverty levels . Kachere could not live a decent life, something that tormented her in terms of how to raise children and other family members. Food was also a […]
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Uganda: Residents to Get Loans for Constructing Latrines
Cliff Abenaitwe November 24, 2014 Health officials in Uganda’s southwestern district of Mbarara have announced plans to partner with local commercial banks to extend financial services to families in the district for constructing improved pit latrines. Masereka Umaru, the district health inspector tells our correspondent there that this partnership with commercial banks like Post Bank […]
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Malawi: UNICEF Calls for More Toilets
George Mhango November 19, 2014 UNICEF officials in Malawi and UN headquarters have warned that slow progress on sanitation and the entrenched practice of open defecation among millions around the world continue to put children and their communities at risk as the world celebrates World Toilet Day. Meanwhile, UNICEF in collaboration with other stakeholders such […]
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South Africa: SCA and WSSCC Partner to Break Silence around Menstruation
WaterSan Perspective and WSSCC November 18, 2014 SCA, a leading global hygiene and forest products company, and the Geneva-based Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC), a United Nations body devoted solely to the sanitation and hygiene needs of vulnerable and marginalized people, have entered into an innovative new partnership to break the silence around […]