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AfDB encourages African countries to join UN international water management body

The convention and its activities are consistent with the AfDB’s water sector strategy, particularly supporting the bank’s Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) policy across all levels of water needs in its operations. (Image source: Karen/Flickr)

The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the UN Water Convention have agreed to jointly encourage African countries to join the UN water management organisation to promote integrated and sustainable management of surface and groundwater resources

Diehl Metering supports ONEA in Burkina Faso to improve water management

Diehl Metering companies provide solutions developed in-house for the intelligent measurement of water, thermal energy, gas and electricity. (Image source: Diehl Metering)

Diehl Metering and its local partner Faso General Technology (FGT) are supporting the National Water and Sanitation Office (ONEA) in Burkina Faso to improve water management with advanced manual data consumption reading

Veolia supplies three water treatment solutions in South Africa

The Mbombela water treatment plants are operated locally and Veolia remained on site to provide operator and best-practice training for all three installations. (Image source: Veolia)

Veolia Water Technologies South Africa has supplied three potable water treatment plants (PWTP), aiming to alleviate Mbombela’s water constraints

Ethiopia inaugurates water supply and waste management project

The development of adequate, resilient, sustainable and inclusive WASH services is a must to ensure sustainable development of the rapidly growing towns to meet the targets set in the SDGs. (Image source: UNICEF)

Ethiopia has inaugurated model water supply and waste management project in Oromia Region, with an aim to provide sufficient clean drinking water and sanitation facilities to the population of the Welenchiti town and surrounding rural areas

UNMISS to develop US$40,000 borehole construction project in South Sudan

The new project is seen to resolve water-related problems in the areas. (Image source: GalinaSt/Adobe Stock)

UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has launched a US$40,000 borehole construction project in the remote villages of Akot Madut and Atoong, located more than 40 kilometres from the Tonj area capital