Right2Water
What is ‘Equitable Access to Water’?
Inequality has been rising across the world for several decades. While there has been a reduction in the number of people living in extreme poverty in some countries, the 1% have continued to amass va...
Gaza: No Water, but Risk of Flooding
Risk of flooding increases in Gaza as water plant shut down by Israel. The decision, compounded by Israel’s total blockade on the entry of aid, could threaten public health, the ICRC said. Pulling the...
South Africa: From Crisis to Hope
From crisis to hope: how SA communities are solving water shortages. Despite challenges, some communities who battled severe water supply issues say that there is a glimmer of hope, improvements and s...
Water: A Common Heritage of Humanity
“Water must be considered as a priceless and vital common heritage of humanity and the ecosystems on which we depend.” Anne Grosperrin, vice-president of the French city of Lyon and presid...
Mexico: Sinaloa’s Water Sufferings
Mexico: 57,000 Sinaloans do not have the right to water in their communities, up from 19,000 in January. The number of people without piped water in Sinaloa has increased by 200 per cent, from 19,000 ...
South Africa: Waiting for Water
Long-suffering Durban residents could wait years for end to water crisis. Finance Minister on Wednesday said construction of Mkhomazi Water Project, which includes a new dam, will only start in Novemb...
Argentina: Access to WASH Services
Argentina’s National University of La Plata (UNLP) has published a report that reveals the complex situation of the city’s inhabitants in terms of access to drinking water and sanitation s...
France: Water for Overseas Territories
Access to drinking water: Senators call for a ‘Marshall Plan’ to tackle the ongoing crisis in the French Overseas Territories. Despite the launch of the ‘Plan Eau DOM’ (Water P...
Largest Tribal Water Rights Settlement
Arizona delegation pushes largest tribal water rights settlement in US history. A settlement that will provide reliable and safe water for the Navajo Nation, the Hopi Tribe and the San Juan Southern P...
