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Half of Africa’s water Is in one country — Here’s why it matters
According to UN Water and Winrock International , over 50% of Africa’s surface freshwater is concentrated in a single country ...
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Performance of Water Utilities in Africa
A new World Bank report finds that many water utilities in Africa are working hard to expand access, but most haven’t kept up with the growing demand or the maintenance on aging infrastructure. This ...
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Annual Meetings 2025 - Side Event On Leveraging Water and Sanitation Investment in Africa
On the sidelines of the 2025 Annual Meetings, the African Development Bank Group and the African Water Facility will host discussions on investments in water and sanitation in Africa. This side ...
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Water Stress: A Global Problem That’s Getting Worse
Billions of people around the world lack adequate access ... the use of water resources, including through zoning and rehabilitation projects. The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is the ...
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1 in 4 people in the world do not have access to clean drinking water, the U.N. says
UNITED NATIONS — A new report launched Tuesday on the eve of the first major U.N. conference on water in over 45 years says 26% of the world's population doesn't have access to safe drinking ...
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Hydropolitics versus Human Security: Implications of South Africa’s Appropriation of Lesotho’s Highlands Water
Daedalus, Vol. 150, No. 4, Water Security in Africa in the Age of Global Climate Change (Fall 2021), pp. 181-193 (13 pages) The Lesotho Highlands Water Project, which exports water to South Africa, ...