Urban WASH
East Africa: Germany and Japan harmonising efforts in water and sanitation
GIZ and JICA have signed an agreement to collaborate in water and sanitation in Zambia, Uganda and Kenya. The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) have agreed to plan, implement and evaluate their projects collectively in future. There are plans to extend the cooperation to other countries […]
Zimbabwe: Urgent Water Supply and Sanitation Rehabilitation Project
The African Development Bank (AfDB) will provide US$ 29.65 million to support urgent rehabilitation works – restoration and stabilization of water supply and sanitation services in the Municipalities of Harare, Chitungwiza, Mutare, Chegutu, Masvingo and Kwekwe. The Urgent Water Supply and Sanitation Rehabilitation Project is one of two projects that have been identified for financing […]
India, Delhi: water board levying sewerage charges, privatising billing and metering
The Delhi Jal Board (city water board) has approved levying sewerage development charges on those premises which do not have a DJB water connection, or have a cut-off connection, but discharge sewage into its sewer system. The monthly levy will be in the range of 150 to 2,500 Indian rupees [US$ 3.30 to US$ 55] […]
Water data visualization challenge offers US$ 5,000 cash prize to winner
Visualizing.org and Circle of Blue have launched an international contest, which offers a US$ 5,000 cash prize to creative teams of designers, data experts and visualizers who present new ways to visualise data on urban water and sanitation. The competition closes on 18 March and winners will be announced on World Water Day, 22 March […]
Sri Lanka: US$ 164 million project to address water, sanitation issues in conflict-affected areas
The Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and the Sri Lankan government are jointly financing a US$ 164 million project to restore water supply and sanitation infrastructure to the conflict-affected Northern Province. The ADB has approved US$ 90 million in loans and technical assistance, AFD is expected to provide US$ 40 […]
Bolivia: ministry seeks US$100mn funding for water program
Bolivia’s water and environment ministry is seeking US$100mn in international funding for the second phase of a program to provide water and sanitation services to residents living just outside the country’s metropolitan areas. The funding would support potable water and sewerage works in areas outside of La Paz, El Alto, Cochabamba and Santa Cruz. The […]
Guatemala: US$ 100 million from Spain and the IDB to improve water and sanitation services
Thanks to US$ 50 million in grants from Spain and US$ 50 million in loans from the Inter-American Development (IDB) Guatemala will expand safe water and sanitation services to approximately 600,000 people in 280 rural communities and 60 urban and periurban areas that today lack those services. In addition to enhancing and expanding water and […]
Brazil: Govt to invest additional US$2.4bn in 109 PAC sanitation projects
The Brazilian government announced it will invest 4.5bn reais (US$2.4bn) in 109 basic sanitation initiatives nationwide as part of the country’s growth acceleration plan PAC. Of the total, 3bn reais will be allocated to sewerage projects while 1.5bn reais will be used to fund potable water initiatives, cities minister Marcio Fortes said. The 109 projects […]
Gates Foundation funds US-African urban water and sanitation twinning project
Sister Cities International has announced that seven U.S. cities and their African counterparts have been chosen to perform projects to address sanitation, health, and water issues in urban areas of Africa. The African Urban Poverty Alleviation Program (AUPAP) is a three-year project funded by a $7.5 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. […]
Uganda, Kampala: urban poor get access to cheap clean water
Over the years, shanties have sprung up in Kampala providing accommodation to more than 60% of the city’s population. However, government planning and funding has denied them public utilities like water since they are regarded as illegal settlements. As a result, poor people pay five times more than rich people for the same amount of […]
