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Water & Sanitation

Africa must prioritise water availability, safe sanitation – Pan-African group

The President of the Pan-African AU Agenda 2063 Diplomatic Mission, Dr Steven Ben-Joel, has called on AU member countries to prioritise sustainable water availability...

Michael Simire - April 15, 2026

Water & Sanitation

Idle water schemes, not funding, main challenge in Cross River’s WASH sector – Stakeholders

Concerns over the proliferation of abandoned and non-functional water projects dominated discussions as the Cross River State Government and its partners shifted focus from...

Michael Simire - March 30, 2026

Water & Sanitation

Lagos, WaterAid unveil $2.5m water project

WaterAid Nigeria, in partnership with the Lagos State Government, has unveiled a five-year $2.5 million “TeamWater Nigeria” project to improve access to clean water...

Michael Simire - March 24, 2026

Water & Sanitation

RDI urges govts to adopt gender-responsive strategies in water sector

Renevlyn Development Initiative (RDI), an environmental non-governmental organisation, has called on the federal and state governments to adopt gender-responsive approaches in tackling Nigeria’s water...

Michael Simire - March 21, 2026

Water & Sanitation

Improved water use can feed 10bn, create 245m jobs – World Bank

The World Bank Group has called for a global rebalancing of water use in agriculture, a move critical to meeting future food demand sustainably. The...

Michael Simire - March 19, 2026

Water & Sanitation

World Water Day: Alliance unveils upgraded global water standard

The Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, announced the launch of Version 3.0 of the International Water Stewardship Standard, giving companies a strengthened framework...

Michael Simire - March 18, 2026

Water & Sanitation

Lagos reintroduces monthly environmental sanitation, begins in April

The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has formally flagged off the reintroduction of the monthly environmental sanitation exercise. Sanwo-Olu said the monthly sanitation would kick...

Michael Simire - March 15, 2026

Water & Sanitation

‘Wash water’ used when recycling plastics may warrant closer scrutiny – Study

Recycling is one answer to the growth in plastic waste but treating “wash water” used to clean recycled plastic before re-use can produce safer...

Michael Simire - March 12, 2026

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Climate ChangeMay 6, 2026

Deforestation lowers threshold for Amazon degradation to below 2°C warming – Study

Around two-thirds of the Amazon rainforest could shift into degraded forest or savannah-like ecosystems at 1.5-1.9°C of global warming...

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Sustainable DevptMay 6, 2026

African actors adopt Addis Ababa Declaration, call for transformative action for SDGs, Agenda 2063

African stakeholders, including ministers, senior officials, experts and experts and representatives of civil society, adopted the Addis Ababa Declaration...

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