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.
View ArticleInvest in smallholders, R&D to spur food security
For Africa to achieve food security and growth, smallholders need to be equipped to become entrepreneurs.
View ArticleAfrica’s planned dams could disrupt electricity supply
Climate change could hamper electricity generation from planned hydropower dams in Eastern and Southern Africa.
View ArticleKey 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.
View ArticleCape 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.
View ArticleIneffective 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.
View ArticleForests 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.
View ArticleDangerous waterweed spreading in Southern Africa
Fast-spreading, invasive waterweed that threatens biodiversity could strangle livelihoods in Southern Africa.
View ArticleAfrica grapples with diesel generators’health problems
Use of backup diesel generators to increase electricity access has health concerns, writes Gilbert Nakweya.
View ArticleDeforestation 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.
View ArticlePenguins’ behaviour could aid fisheries management
To boost fisheries management, having knowledge of how penguins capture their prey is crucial, a study suggests.
View ArticleFix Africa’s sanitation challenges to prevent diseases
Investing in addressing Africa’s sanitation challenges will spur disease prevention, argues Gilbert Nakweya.
View ArticleWater programmes ‘inadequate’ in African universities
Only one per cent of African universities have water education programmes, a study has found.
View ArticleQ&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.
View ArticleRivers running dry as reforestation grows
Blanket tree-planting efforts hurt river flows and livelihoods over time.
View ArticleTap 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.
View ArticleHerders avoid violence and drought with satellites
Nomadic herders looking for water and pastures are using satellites to avoid conflict and climate hotspots.
View ArticleLow-cost ultrasound reveals fluoride-linked bone loss
Bone loss due to high fluoride in water revealed through low-cost ultrasound.
View ArticleLab in a suitcase ‘aids water safety monitoring’
Portable lab with the capacity to screen millions of bacteria in water samples could boost water safety.
View ArticleClimate 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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