Europe & Central Asia
Netherlands development aid 2011-2015: mixed results for water NGOs
Two water-related alliances have been selected to submit a full grant proposals to the Netherlands Directorate-General for International Cooperation (DGIS) for the period 2011-2015. Proposals submitted by the Gender and Water Alliance (GWA) and Aqua for All were among the 23 rejected in the first round of submissions. The WASH Alliance and the International Water, Energy […]
UK: fund proposed for households suffering from “water poverty”
Ministers are considering setting up a £500m fund to support the growing number of households that are suffering from “water poverty”. The condition — defined as when water bills make up more than 3% of household spending — has been largely ignored until recently. However, the number of people unable or unwilling to pay has […]
SPLASH research call on sustainable sanitation service chains
SPLASH, the ERA-NET of the European Water Initiative will launch a research call on 1st March, 2010. The overall call budget will be approx. 1.7 Million Euro. Deadline for submitting concept notes: April 23, 2010, 13:00 (CET). The major objective of the SPLASH research call is to contribute to the understanding and implementation at scale […]
Micro-donations – ToiletFinder UK for iPhone
WaterAid is offering a free iPhone application “ToiletFinder UK“, which it hopes will encourage users to make a small donation via their web site. The application locates the nearest public toilet(s) and displays them in map or list format. It is also a User Generated Content (UGC) application, as the toilet database is created entirely […]
UK: voluntary groups to get lower water bills
A campaign by voluntary groups has forced the UK Government to move to reduce their water bills. Environment secretary, Hilary Benn, told the Labour Party’s annual conference [that] he would create legislation to allow water companies to cut bills for volunteer groups. Mr Benn said: “Some churches, sports clubs and youth organisations have been hit […]
Blue, Green & Gold: the future of water, finance and the environment, 27-28 April 2009, Zurich, Switzerland
Organised by: Global Water Intelligence, the International Desalination Association and the Sustainable Water Alliance. Held in conjunction with the Global Water Awards. This water industry event attempts to answer the following questions: What new models are evolving for financing water projects? How does the dependability of water make a difference in a world of volatility? […]
UK: Thames Water to axe up to 300 jobs
Up to 300 people at Thames Water are set to lose their jobs as the company tightens its belt in the face of rising costs and falling income. [...] Thames bosses said [...] that the job cuts are part of a planned restructuring programme which has been brought forward as a result of the recession […]
Islamic Asia Infrastructure Fund proposed
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) plans to invest up to US$ 100 million in the Islamic Asia Infrastructure Fund. The ADB and the Islamic Development Bank aim to establish this Shari’ah-compliant private equity fund to invest in infrastructure projects (power, transportation, water and sanitation, and telecommunication) in member countries common to the two institutions, namely: […]
