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Initiative aims to use nanotechnology to purify water

A new project in Kenya and South Africa aims to use nanotechnology to purify water at a cheaper cost.

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Invest in smallholders, R&D to spur food security

For Africa to achieve food security and growth, smallholders need to be equipped to become entrepreneurs.

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Africa’s planned dams could disrupt electricity supply

Climate change could hamper electricity generation from planned hydropower dams in Eastern and Southern Africa.

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Key river basin could benefit from climate change

Kenya’s Tana river basin could have increased rainfall and river flows to spur sustainable growth, says a report.

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Cape Town’s water crisis calls for attitudinal change

Experts call for a need to change mindsets in how water is valued to help tackle water crises in South Africa.

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Ineffective administration hampers water quality tests

Water quality testing in Sub-Saharan Africa is marred by lack of leadership and low staff motivation, says a study.

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Forests key to Africa ending water crises, meeting SDGs

New report calls for a need to explore the impact of forests on sustaining water and aiding developing in Africa.

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Dangerous waterweed spreading in Southern Africa

Fast-spreading, invasive waterweed that threatens biodiversity could strangle livelihoods in Southern Africa.

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Africa grapples with diesel generators’health problems

Use of backup diesel generators to increase electricity access has health concerns, writes Gilbert Nakweya.

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Deforestation decreases drinking water access in Malawi

Losing a forest area by 14 per cent could cut access to clean drinking water by 13 per cent, says a study.

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Penguins’ behaviour could aid fisheries management

To boost fisheries management, having knowledge of how penguins capture their prey is crucial, a study suggests.

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Fix Africa’s sanitation challenges to prevent diseases

Investing in addressing Africa’s sanitation challenges will spur disease prevention, argues Gilbert Nakweya.

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Water programmes ‘inadequate’ in African universities

Only one per cent of African universities have water education programmes, a study has found.

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Q&A: the ‘elephant in the room’ in Nile Basin reporting

Data gaps and curbs to press freedoms are stifling reporting on Nile water issues, says the head of the Open Water Diplomacy Lab.

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Rivers running dry as reforestation grows

Blanket tree-planting efforts hurt river flows and livelihoods over time.

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Tap big data to fight floods and droughts in Africa

Big data can help African countries better weather the storm and survive the drought, argues Claudia Sadoff.

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Herders avoid violence and drought with satellites

Nomadic herders looking for water and pastures are using satellites to avoid conflict and climate hotspots.

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Low-cost ultrasound reveals fluoride-linked bone loss

Bone loss due to high fluoride in water revealed through low-cost ultrasound.

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Lab in a suitcase ‘aids water safety monitoring’

Portable lab with the capacity to screen millions of bacteria in water samples could boost water safety.

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Climate change to alter Africa’s malaria map by 2100

Redistribution of water across Africa due to climate change will create new malaria hotspots by 2100.

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