Water & Environment
Urine as a commercial fertiliser?
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation supports joint project by Swiss aquatic research institute and South African water utility.
Supporting water access, collection and treatment in Morocco
Mr. Salaheddine Mezouar, Minister of Economy and Finance, M. Ali Fassi-Fihri, General Director of ONEP (National Water Supply Board) and Mrs Françoise Clottes, the World Bank’s Acting Country Director for the Maghreb countries signed today, in Rabat, in the presence of the concerned parties’ representatives, the agreements for two IBRD loans for a cumulative amount of US$218mn to improve access to water supply and expand wastewater systems in Morocco.
p>Mr. Salaheddine Mezouar, Minister of Economy and Finance, M. Ali Fassi-Fihri, General Director of ONEP (National Water Supply Board) and Mrs Françoise Clottes, the World Bank’s Acting Country Director for the Maghreb countries signed today, in Rabat, in the presence of the concerned parties’ representatives, the agreements for two IBRD loans for a cumulative amount of US$218mn to improve access to water supply and expand wastewater systems in Morocco.Local and international contracts for pipesystems producer
Petzetakis Africa, a pipesystems producer in southern Africa and part of the international Petzetakis group of companies, has secured two major pipe supply contracts worth more than R148mn, including the largest export project in the company’s history, according to the companys managing director, Edwin Hewitt.
Uganda conference for animal resources a success
Uganda hosted the eighth conference of ministers responsible for animal resources from African Union (AU) member states, the first of its kind in the country.
p>Uganda hosted the eighth conference of ministers responsible for animal resources from African Union (AU) member states, the first of its kind in the country.