Water resources management
HSBC launches US$ 100 million water partnership with WaterAid, WWF and Earthwatch
British multinational bank HSBC has launched a new US$ 100 million, five year partnership with WaterAid, WWF and the Earthwatch Institute. The HSBC Water Programme will bring safe water and improved sanitation to over a million people; tackle water risks in river basins; and raise awareness about the global water challenge. The programme is backed-up […]
Netherlands: water escapes ODA cuts in 2012
The Netherlands will increase overseas development aid (ODA) in the water sector next year despite an overall cut of € 958 million in ODA. Total spending for integrated water resources management (IWRM), water and sanitation in 2012 will amount to € 181 million, which is € 54 million more than in 2011. This represents an […]
Australia contributes A$15 million to ADB Water Financing Partnership Facility
The Government of Australia is contributing an A$15 million (US$ 16.2 million) untied grant to the Asian Developmen Bank’s (ADB) Water Financing Partnership Facility, on top of an initial contribution of A$10 million (US$ 10.8 million). The fund, established in 2006, aims to provide more people in Asia and the Pacific with better access to […]
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 […]
African Union research grant: open call includes €1.75 million for water and sanitation
Water and Sanitation in Africa is one of the three thematic priorities in the African Union Commission’s open call for research grants. The application deadline is 30 April 2011. A total of €1.75 million is available for a maximum of three projects in the water and sanitation theme. Individual grants of between € 500,000 and € 750,000 […]
China, Shandong Province: Asian Development Bank to help improve dam quality
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is helping water-scarce Shandong Province to rehabilitate and improve the efficiency of nine ageing dams with a US$ 29.8 million technical assistance loan. The Risk Mitigation and Strengthening of Endangered Reservoirs in Shandong Province Project will “set the standard for efficient, safe and cost-effective reservoir operation and management nationwide”. “This […]
Capacity development grants: EU Water Facility has €40 million for water partnership projects
In 2010 the EU earmarked €40 million of the ACP-EU Water Facility to support water partnership projects. These are not-for-profit partnerships intended to: “develop capacity in the ACP water & sanitation sector, leading to better water and sanitation governance and management, and to the sustainable development and maintenance of infrastructure”. The European Commission is awarding […]
Sudan: Egypt to grant US$ 300 million for water and electricity projects
Egypt will give the Government of South Sudan US$ 300 million for water and electricity projects as it seeks to build good will among countries along the Nile, the source of almost all of its water, Reuters reported. The grant will be used for building potable water complexes, drilling 30 wells for underground water, setting […]
Research grants: IDRC’s Graduate Research Awards on Climate Change and Water (2010−2011)
The International Development Research Centre’s Climate Change and Water programme aims to help developing country researchers to understand the consequences of climate change on water resources and to find ways to improve the ability of citizens and governments to adapt to the changing environment. The program has recently launched a call for proposals for its new graduate research […]
Non-dam alternatives for delivering water services at least cost and risk
This paper [1] by staff Conservation International (Arlington, VA, USA), highlights ways to balance water for people with water for nature. A critically important approach that the authors propose involves the use of Integrated Resource Plans (IRP) for water service delivery, decoupling utility revenues from gross sales systems and end-use efficiency. [1] Totten, M.P., Killeen, […]
