Global IssuesNews headlines for “Water and Development”, page 7
Former War Zones in El Salvador Obtain Water with the Help of the Sun
- Inter Press Service
SUCHITOTO, El Salvador, Nov 11 (IPS) - Several community-run water projects powered by solar energy have improved the quality of life of thousands of rural families in areas that were the scene of heavy fighting during El Salvador's civil war in the 1980s.
Solar Power Brings Water to Families in Former War Zones in El Salvador
- Inter Press Service
SUCHITOTO, El Salvador, Nov 03 (IPS) - The need for potable water led several rural settlements in El Salvador, at the end of the 12-year civil war in 1992, to rebuild what was destroyed and to innovate with technologies that at the time seemed unattainable, but which now benefit hundreds of families.
Accelerating Post-Pandemic SDG 6 Achievements on Water & Sanitation
- Inter Press Service
HAMILTON, Canada, Oct 20 (IPS) - Global progress has been staggeringly inadequate against Sustainable Development Goal 6, “clean water and sanitation for all.”
According to the latest SDGs progress assessment, 2 billion people still lack safely managed drinking water, 3.6 billion lack sanitation services, and 3 billion lack basic hygiene services.
Thinking Like a Tree – A Tribute to Life Sustainers
- Inter Press Service
STOCKHOLM, Aug 24 (IPS) - When I was a child, a friend asked me: “How would you describe a tree to someone who has never seen one?” I looked at the trees surrounding us and realised it was impossible, considering their versatility, beauty and utter strangeness. Since that time, I have often wondered about trees, as well as I have been worried by the indiscriminate destruction of trees and forests.
Celebrating 30 Years of Shared Water
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 23 (IPS) - We tend to associate rivers and lakes with the countries in which they are located. Yet a little-known fact is that more than half of the world’s freshwater bodies are shared.
'And of Water We Made Every Living Thing'
- Inter Press Service
MADRID, Aug 22 (IPS) - This is how the Muslims’ Holy Book - the Quran refers to the most precious element of life.
Bangladesh Flood Victims Cry for Relief
- Inter Press Service
DHAKA, Jun 28 (IPS) - After losing everything in the recent devastating flood that swept the northeastern districts in Bangladesh, pregnant mother Joynaba Akter, her three children and her husband took refuge in a shelter centre at Gowainghat in Sylhet.
Cities in Brazil Reap Floods after Hiding Their Rivers Underground
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jun 07 (IPS) - Acaba Mundo has fallen into oblivion, despite its apocalyptic name – which roughly translates as World’s End - and historical importance as an urban waterway. It is a typical victim of Brazil’s metropolises, which were turned into cemeteries of streams, with their flooded neighborhoods and filthy rivers.
What If a Patient Unplugged the Oxygen Tube That Keeps Them Alive?
- Inter Press Service
MADRID, Jun 07 (IPS) - Imagine a patient connected to a vital oxygen device to keep him or her breathing, thus alive. Then, imagine what would happen if this patient unplugged it. This is exactly what humans have been doing with the source of at least 50% of the whole Planet’s oxygen: the oceans.
Poor Families Clash over Water with Real Estate Consortium in El Salvador
- Inter Press Service
APOPA, El Salvador, Jun 06 (IPS) - Alex Leiva woke up at 4:00 a.m. to perform a key task for his family’s survival in the Salvadoran village where he lives: filling several barrels with the water that falls from the tap only at that early hour every other day.
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