By: Franklin Frederick / Source: Jornal GGN / The Dawn News / February 15, 2018 Cape Town, the capital of South Africa, home to over 3.7 million people, could be the first big metropoli of the world to completely run out of water. There are many causes to this extreme situation, including lack of planning […] Read More
Water: The Warning Coming from South Africa
FollowCameroon: Biya signs presidential decree to reorganize Cameroon Water Utilities (CAMWATER)
On February 20, 2018, Paul Biya officially ended the privatization of water production and distribution in Cameroon. That day, a presidential decree was signed to reorganize Cameroon Water Utilities (CAMWATER) which was till then in charge of drinking water management. The company is now in charge of the production and distribution in urban and semi-urban […] Read More
3 Things Cities Can Learn from Cape Town’s Impending “Day Zero” Water Shut-Off
by Betsy Otto and Leah Schleifer – February 15, 2018 Cape Town is running out of water. After three years of intense drought, South Africa’s second-largest city is just a few months away from “Day Zero,” the day when the city government will shut off water taps for most homes and businesses. The impacts of […] Read More
The 11 cities most likely to run out of drinking water – like Cape Town
11 February 2018 Cape Town is in the unenviable situation of being the first major city in the modern era to face the threat of running out of drinking water. However, the plight of the drought-hit South African city is just one extreme example of a problem that experts have long been warning about – […] Read More
Coca-Cola And Nestlé To Privatize The Largest Reserve Of Water In South America
Posted on 2018/02/5 by Amanda Froelich Truth Theory Private companies such as Coca-Cola and Nestlé are allegedly in the process of privatizing the largest reserve of water, known as the Guarani Aquifer, in South America. The aquifer is located beneath the surface of Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay and is the second largest-known aquifer system […] Read More
Right to water and water grabbing: the case of Osceola Township (Michigan)
Osceola Towhnship, February 4, 2018 – Global food conglomerate Nestle is in a battle with critics in tiny Osceola Township, Michigan where residents complain that the Swiss company’s water extraction techniques are ruining the environment. Ms Maryann Borden, a retired teacher who has lived in the western Michigan town since 1953, has photos documenting changes […] Read More
Catalonia. Seven cities create an association of municipalities for “public water”
Barcelona, Jan 31 (EFE). – Barcelona, Badalona, Cerdanyola del Vallès, El Prat de Llobregat, Sabadell, Santa Coloma de Gramenet and Terrassa, the public companies Barcelona Ciclo del Agua and Aguas del Prat and the entity Ingeniería sin Fronteras have constituted today the Catalan Association of Municipalities and Entities for Public Water Management (AMAP). The constituent […] Read More
World Economic Forum Sees Big Risks in Water and Climate
Environmental change viewed as a leading cause of disruption. January 17, 2018 by Brett Walton Following a year in which Hurricane Maria destroyed Puerto Rico’s power and water grids and Cape Town stepped to the edge of a water supply disaster, the world’s business, political, and academic elite warn of social and economic upheaval from […] Read More
Addressing gender issues in urban water and sanitation
by Sohna Aminatta Ngum (Gender Specialist in the department of Gender, Women and Civil Society at the African Development Bank Group) January 4, 2018 The African subcontinent has experienced rapid economic growth since 2000. African Development Bank (AfDB) Group demographic projections indicate that Africa’s population will increase from 1 billion in 2010 to 1.6 billion […] Read More
Cape Town’s “Day Zero” Approaches
Local authorities estimate that taps will be turned off by April 29, 2018. December 27, 2017 By Kayla Ritter, Circle of Blue In 123 days, South Africa’s second largest city could run out of drinking water. Cape Town, a city of 4 million, continues to grapple with severe water scarcity following three consecutive years of […] Read More