by Polly Markandya | Aug 17, 2020 | News
This year World Water Week will be held virtually, with WSUP co-convening five sessions through the week of 24 August 2020. With Covid-19 and climate change both demonstrating the need to invest in improved water, sanitation, and hygiene for the poorest people around...
by Polly Markandya | Mar 18, 2020 | News
For residents of Antananarivo like Rasoa, access to reliable water sources is essential in the face of increasing water scarcity. Across the globe climate change is affecting the most vulnerable people in cities the most. For Madagascar’s peri-urban communities...
by Polly Markandya | Mar 18, 2020 | News
What does climate change mean for the most vulnerable people living in urban areas? Ahead of this year’s World Water Day, WSUP has been finding out how climate change affects the water and sanitation needs of city residents. The following stories give a snapshot of...
by Abrao Cardoso | Feb 17, 2020 | News
A 10-year programme of support from WSUP has helped the national water utility in Madagascar, JIRAMA, to secure a EUR 71.5 million investment package from the European Investment Bank, European Union, and Government of Madagascar. The package consists of a loan of EUR...
by Polly Markandya | Sep 4, 2019 | News
Mozambique will need all the help it can get first to deliver basic services like housing and sanitation, and then to ensure they are built to last. This article was first published on Thomson Reuters Foundation News. By Carla Costa, Country Programme Manager for WSUP...