On January 19, 2024, Burkina Faso officially confirmed its intention to join the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes, more commonly known as the Water Convention. This forthcoming accession will enable the West African country to improve the management of its shared water resources, against a backdrop of increasing climate change.
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AFRICA: with the exception of Egypt and Tunisia other countries will not achieve SDG6
Published on the sidelines of the 78th General Assembly of the United Nations, the latest report on sustainable development in Africa assesses the continent’s progress in implementing the five main Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It shows steady progress on the key targets of the SDGs, in particular on 4G mobile network coverage and access to drinking water and electricity.
Murielle Elouga: « Women must be at the heart of integrated water management
On the occasion of World Water Day 2023, we question the Water, Climate, Development and Gender Program (WACDEP-G) in Cameroon. Implemented by the National Meteorological Directorate of the Cameroonian Ministry of Transport (MINT) and the Global Water Partnership in Cameroon (GWP-Cmr), the program promotes the inclusion of women in the management of water access projects in the context of climate change. In northern Cameroon, where the program is implemented, access to water is more difficult. Low rainfall and prolonged droughts make water resources scarce, jeopardizing rain-fed agriculture and food security. Murielle Elouga, the head of the Water, Climate, Development and Gender Program (WACDEP-G) in Cameroon, answers AFRIK 21’s questions.
LA JOURNÉE MONDIALE DE L’EAU 2023 : « Aussi modeste soit-elle, chaque contribution compte »
La Journée mondiale de l’eau, qui a lieu chaque 22 mars, est une date choisie par les Nations unies pour mettre l’accent sur l’importance de l’eau dans la vie de l’humanité.
CAMEROUN : le GWP-Caf place les femmes au cœur de la gestion des ressources en eau
L’accès à l’eau, que ce soit pour la consommation humaine, ou pour un usage à des agricole ou énergétique, devient davantage difficile dans la région de l’extrême –Nord Cameroun. Dans cette région caractérisée par des températures grimpant parfois jusqu’à 42° Celsius, les pluies ne tombent que sur 30 à 100 jours par an. En pareil circonstances, avoir de l’eau en quantité et en qualité, s’avère quasi impossible, notamment pour les femmes.
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ZIMBABWE: Solar pumps to address climate change in Harare
In collaboration with the government of Zimbabwe, 61 solar-powered water systems have been installed in Harare by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). The initiative will enable the capital’s residents to cope with extreme weather events.
African Communities Raise their Voices Against Water Privatisation
Communities impacted and those under threat of water privatization across Africa have called on African governments to jettison water privatisation and return privatized water systems to localities for affordable and equitable management.
CAMEROON: Activists fear public water service will be privatized again.
The conditions that prompted Cameroon to privatise the public water service in 2008 are once again multiplying on the ground. Between untimely water cuts, deterioration of installations and bad management practices, the public company (Camwater) which produces and distributes drinking water, is struggling to provide the precious liquid in quantity and quality to an ever-growing population. Fearing a return to another privatisation of the public water service in Cameroon, the African Centre for Advocacy (ACA) calls on the government of Cameroon to take responsibility.
ACA named finalist in the Transformative Cities People’s Choice Award
The African Center for Advocacy (ACA) has been named one of the finalists for the Transformative Cities People’s Choice Award 2021-2022, joining 11 other finalists that are up for votes starting from today (October 6th, 2022) through November 6th, 2022.