Infrastructure News

Will Water Pumps Bring Peace to Ivory Coast? (video)

12/04/2012

PBS News Hour - 11 April 2012

JUDY WOODRUFF: Next tonight: A civil war in West Africa forces a country to look at its water problems.

Special correspondent Steve Sapienza has another of his collaborations with African...

Category: Water

Africa to spend $72bn a year on infrastructure, but shortfall persists

12/04/2012

Creamer Media's Engineering News - 11 April 2012

Africa is able to spend about $72-billion a year on infrastructure, but there remains a $480-billion shortfall over the next decade, President Jacob Zuma said on Wednesday.

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Categories: General, Energy, Transport, Water

Durban, South Africa: Toilet water can be purified

11/04/2012

Daily News - 10 April 2012

Yuck! This is the response in most instances to the proposal to recycle water from sewage effluent.

But experts warn that there are already substances in our water supply that might draw similar...

Category: Water

La BAD finance deux projets d’eau potable et d’assainissement au Maroc

11/04/2012

La Banque africaine de développement (BAD) va contribuer au financement de deux projets d’assainissement dans le centre du Maroc, rapporte l'agence de presse PANA.

La banque va mobiliser environ 70 pourcent du coût total des...

Category: Water

Portugal deal on Mozambique's Cahora Bassa dam

10/04/2012

BBC news - 9 April 2012

Portugal has agreed to give up its remaining stake in a giant hydroelectric dam in Mozambique, ending a long-running dispute.

Portugal, the former colonial power, had retained control of the Cahora...

Categories: Energy, Water

Mozambique: African Development Bank Prepared to Fund Phase Two of Lower Limpopo Irrigation

10/04/2012

allAfrica.com - 8 April 2012

Maputo — The Mozambican government and the African Development Bank (ADB) are working on the final details of the contract to fund the second phase of the rehabilitation of the Lower Limpopo...

Category: Water

Egypt is losing its grip on the Nile

09/04/2012

Political uncertainty in post-revolution Egypt is allowing other Nile states to wrest control of the world’s longest river.

Categories: Water, Energy

The Water Risk Filter - a new tool in determining water risks

09/04/2012

WWF & DEG

Designed for non-water experts, the Water Risk Filter is a newly launched tool that offers a structured set of risk indicators, including all relevant elements of water risks, all industries (standard...

Category: Water

Namibia: Country/AngolaTackle Water and Power Issues

03/04/2012

allAfrica.com - April 2, 2012

Oshakati — Agriculture, Water and Forestry Minister John Mutorwa and Angolan Minister of Water and Energy Joao da Silva Borges have held a three day consultative meeting on issues related to water...

Categories: Water, Energy

Africa: Safe Water Access Goal Further Away Than Previously Thought

03/04/2012

allAfrica.com - April 2, 2012

Addis Ababa — A failure to incorporate water quality data into measurements of progress on the Millennium Development Goal of access to safe water has made some countries appear closer to...

Category: Water

Nigeria: TY Danjuma Foundation Commits U.S.$2.5 Million for Water Project

03/04/2012

allAfrica.com - April 2, 2012

As part of its commitment to ensure availability of safe water and food security in Nigeria, the TY Danjuma Foundation (TYDF), has announced an initial commitment of $250,000 to the Safe Water for...

Category: Water

South Africa: Facility too late to resolve crisis

03/04/2012

fin24 - April 1, 2012

Johannesburg – Ion exchange, the technology that Trailblazer Technologies wants to use to process South African acid mine drainage into water for stimulating agricultural production, also involves all ...

Category: Water

Water monitoring `easier` with free mobile phone app

03/04/2012

Environmental Expert.com - March 30, 2012

The Water Quality Reporter (WQR) application was developed by the iCOMMS team at the civil engineering department at the University of Cape Town in South Africa, under the leadership of...

Category: Water

Ile Maurice: Début des travaux de construction du barrage de Bagatelle

03/04/2012

La construction du barrage de Bagatelle, sur la rivière Terre Rouge, vient de débuter sur l'Ile Maurice.

Le Premier ministre, Navin Ramgoolam, a procédé le 29 mars dernier à la pose de la...

Categories: Water, Energy

Climate change squeezing Malawi’s maize production

30/03/2012

News Time Africa - March 29, 2012

Despite Malawi registering surplus maize yields in recent years, food production in the southern African nation has been on the decline, a climate change study has indicated. Malawi has in the...

Category: Water

Two Water Infrastructure Videos: Water & Sanitation projects and Sappi Tugela River Project (South Africa)

30/03/2012

DesignBuiltSA - March 20 & 23, 2012

Two newly uploaded videos in ICA water infrastructure playlist:

1. Sappi Tugela River Project (South Africa)

Energy savings and load shifting capabilities at a water treatment and bulk...

Category: Water

Angola: 120 millions USD pour l'approvisionnement en eau de Malanje

30/03/2012

L'Angola va investir 120 millions de dollars dans les prochains jours dans la construction du nouveau système d'approvisionnement en eau et assainissement de la ville de Malanje.

L'annonce a été...

Category: Water

South Africa - Real Economy Report 195 - illegal water use & economic implications (video)

29/03/2012

Creamer media - March 28, 2012

The Real Economy Report from Creamer Media in Johannesburg:The Department of Water Affairs has recently closed in on some farms in the Vaal dam area for illegal water use. Megan Wait...

Category: Water

Cameroon secures $107 mln loans for hydro project

29/03/2012

Reuters - March 28, 2012

Cameroon has reached financing agreements totalling 52.89-billion CFA francs with two regional banks for the construction of the Lom Pangar hydroelectricity project, a decree signed by the government...

Categories: Water, Energy

US: In Colloquy, Senators Discuss Legislation to Increase American Exports to Africa

29/03/2012

allAfrica.com - March 28, 2012

Washington, DC — U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), and John Boozman (R-Ark.) spoke on the Senate floor Tuesday evening about legislation they introduced last week that...

Categories: Water, General, ICT

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