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“Water checked, future secured”

A collaborative water testing project in 115 high schools across five provinces of South Africa equips students with the knowledge and tools to protect South Africa’s water quality. “Water checked, fu...
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Nigeria Policy Brief: Damning Verdict

The African Blue Community EWNA, the Ecumenical Water Network, released its March Policy Brief: “Dry Taps. A Damning Verdict on the State of Water Utilities in Nigeria”. This Policy Brie...
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France: Nestle Refuses to Answer

Bottled water scandal: Senators threaten legal action after Nestlé refuses to answer their questions. The CEO of Nestlé Waters appeared before a Senate inquiry into the bottled water scandal on Wednes...
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Ban on PFAS-containing Fire Foams

From the Swiss Blue Community VSA, the Association of Swiss Wastewater and Water Protection Experts: VSA wants general ban on PFAS-containing fire extinguishing foams as soon as possible. The majorit...
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Brazil: Blue University Celebrates WWD2025

PUCPR celebrates World Water Day with awareness and sustainability initiatives. The university promotes water awareness activities and reaffirms commitment to water conservation. The Brazilian Blue Co...
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Colombia: Ecopetrol Pollutes Water

BBC investigative reports raises concerns about Ecopetrol links to armed actors and threats against FEDEPESAN. A new BBC Eye Investigations report by Owen Pinnell titled “Oil giant’s leaked data reve...
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Nigeria’s Water Crisis: Report

Nigeria’s Water Crisis: Report Exposes Decay, Corruption, and Government Negligence. As the world prepares to mark World Water Day 2025, a new investigative report has painted a grim picture of Nigeri...
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Global Network of Water Museums

21 March 2025 | International Seminar and Inauguration of the New WAMU-NET Office. March 21st: WAMU-NET’s international seminar (hybrid event) on World Water Day. The seminar will be held in ...
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NADI4Africa – Blue Community Webinar

04/04/2025

The new Blue Community AHD, the Association for Humanitarian Development Pakistan, will introduce the technics of NADI filters (clay pot water purifiers) to the Blue Communities in Africa. In a webina...
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Securing Cean Water Before Crisis

Anticipatory Action: Securing clean water before crisis strikes. For Amina Ali, a mother of five in Farwaamo village, a rural area in Somalia, daily life was defined by the arduous trip to secure saf...
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Nicaragua: Improved Access to Water

Nicaragua: Government’s efforts to improve access to drinking water recognised. In a plenary session, Ligia María Flores, from the Parliamentary Committee on the Environment and Natural Resource...
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“Printemps de l’eau” in Paris

From the Blue Community / Blue City of Paris and its public water utility Eau de Paris: “Printemps de l’eau” – Springtime for water: get involved in the new season! On the occa...
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Blue Communities Campaign in Italy

Take parat in the Italian “Blue Communities” events campaign for World Water Day 2025. Young community promoters in defence of water! On the occasion of the World Water Day, held every yea...
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Water: The School of Life in Mali

From the Blue Community Réseau Ecole RadioChico in Mali: Water in the School of Life. Blue Community coordinator Souleymane Guindo explains human caused water pollution, how to avoid it and now to kee...
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UN: WASH for Sudan Refugees

Access to safe water 🚰 hygiene, and sanitation is vital for children’s health! In Eastern #Chad’s Wadi Fira province, @UNICEF, with support from @UNCERF 🇺🇳 is ensuring essential WASH services f...
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SRWatSan Report on Guinea-Bissau

🇬🇼 The Government of Guinea-Bissau must urgently prioritise water and sanitation services if it wants to improve the lives of its population, particularly women and children, says Pedro Arrojo Agudo, ...
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World Council of Churches: Report

From the global Blue Community World Council of Churches (WCC): WCC releases Indigenous Spiritualities, Land Rights, and Climate Justice report. The World Council of Churches (WCC) has released a ...
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Canada: National Defence and PFAS

Canada’s National Defence confirms its responsibility for PFAS presence in La Baie. The Department of National Defence (DND) has confirmed its responsibility for the high levels of perfluorinate...
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US: 500,000 Barrels of DDT in the Sea

500,000 barrels of DDT in the sea: Interview with documentary directors on California coast crisis. “Out of Plain Sight,” directed by journalist Rosanna Xia and filmmaker Daniel Straub, documents the...
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Join Canada’s Water Watchers

From the Canadian Blue Community Water Watchers: We’ve been protecting water for a long time at Water Watchers. Almost 20 years in fact. It’s not a new issue. We often face really tough odds, yet som...
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Kakhovka Dam: Environmental Effects

Research article: Environmental effects of the Kakhovka Dam destruction by warfare in Ukraine. The use of water as a weapon in highly industrialized areas in the Russo-Ukrainian war has resulted in c...
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India: Dumping in Binwa River

MC defies NGT order, continues dumping in Binwa river. Despite explicit directions from India’s National Green Tribunal (NGT) and the Himachal Pradesh State Pollution Control Board (HP PCB), Ba...
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US/Mexico: Historical Water Issues

The shared management of water resources between Mexico and the United States has historically been an issue of cooperation and, on several occasions, binational tension. The 1944 Water Treaty betwee...
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UK: More Plastic Waste on the Beaches

Single-use plastic waste on UK and Channel Island beaches ‘up by 9.5% last year’. Litter such as crisp packets and bottle tops are polluting the coast at the rate of nearly two items a sq metre, conse...
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