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SOMALIA: Puntland warns of loo...

SOMALIA: Puntland warns of looming humanitarian crisis

africa » somalia
IRIN
Friday, October 26, 2007
Somalia's northeastern self-declared autonomous region of Puntland has appealed for assistance for hundreds of displaced families from Sool region,...
regional, humanitarian, crisis, assistance, food, shelther, water, medicines
(38 views)
Kambengo Foundation rehabilita...

Kambengo Foundation rehabilitates solar power supply

africa » gambia » kuntaur
The Daily Observer Newspaper
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Under the initiative of the Kambengo Foundation of Rotterdam ( Netherlands ), the Kuntaur Solar Power Community Water, has been rehabilitated. As a...
events, Kambengo Foundation, solar power, water, shortage, project
(36 views)
SIERRA LEONE: Lots of rain but...

SIERRA LEONE: Lots of rain but little water

africa » sierra leone » freetown
IRIN
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Freetown is one of the wettest capital cities in the world and yet even in the midst of heavy downpours its taps are often dry. The result is that...
regional, rain, water, cities, result, population, government, corruption
(39 views)
SWAZILAND: Coping strategies w...

SWAZILAND: Coping strategies wear thin in ongoing food crisis

africa » swaziland » mbabane
IRIN
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
While aid agencies and the Swazi government scramble to keep a major catastrophe at bay, the mounting food crisis means more and more Swazis can only...
regional, food, crisis, water, shortage, health, aid, drought, wild plant
(29 views)
SWAZILAND: Water crisis threat...

SWAZILAND: Water crisis threatens economy

africa » swaziland » mbabane
IRIN
Sunday, October 14, 2007
Swaziland's continuing water crisis is jeopardising more than just food security: foreign investors are threatening to pull out, and employment...
regional, drought, water, thirst, economy
(55 views)
Study: Growing more rice with ...

Study: Growing more rice with less water

asia » india » tripura
WWF
Thursday, October 11, 2007
A new method to grow rice could save hundreds of billions of cubic metres of water while increasing food security, according to a study by WWF...
editors, choice, rice, water, food, security, cultivation
(50 views)
How rainbows work

How rainbows work

africa
essortment.com
Thursday, October 04, 2007
When light, air and water come together in just the right way, sometimes a beautiful rainbow is created. A rainbow is a visible continuum of colors...
science, rainbows, colors, light, water, air, prism
(37 views)
ZIMBABWE: Bulawayo's water cri...

ZIMBABWE: Bulawayo's water crisis cripples AIDS efforts

africa » zimbabwe » bulawayo
PlusNews
Tuesday, October 02, 2007
Zimbabwe's economic woes have taken their toll on Thembelihle House, (meaning 'Good Hope' in Ndebele) an HIV and AIDS nursing home in Mpopoma, a...
regional, water, crisis, hiv, aids, rainfall
(25 views)
WEST AFRICA: Widespread floodi...

WEST AFRICA: Widespread flooding tests governments, aid community

africa » senegal » dakar
IRIN
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
When the residents of 680 households in the Burkinabé province of Kouritenga found their homes flooded in early June, they could not have known the...
regional, flood, government, tests, emergencies, homes, water
(36 views)
BURKINA FASO: Innovation and e...

BURKINA FASO: Innovation and education needed to head off water war

africa » burkina faso » ouagadougou
IRIN
Sunday, September 16, 2007
Running his fingers over a map of Burkina Faso, stabbing at a dozen vowel-laden names of towns and villages, Abdramane Sow traces out what senior...
regional, water, access, health, desert, population, environment
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