Sugarcane will become an increasingly important crop in India in the near future due to increasing demand from sugar consumers and an expansion in the use of sugar-based biofuels. To meet this demand, sugarcane cultivation needs to change radically in order to increase yields and efficient use of water and fertilizers. The Sustainable Sugarcane Initiative […]

Kenya: Water kiosks for villages Rural populations in northern Kenya suffer from acute water scarcity because the environment they live in is semi-arid. Local infrastructure is limited and a pastoralist lifestyle prevails. Water scarcity, poor water quality and opportunity costs (time spent searching for and collecting water, nutritional loss, etc.) lead to frequent water borne […]

WaterHealth India (WHIN) is a wholly owned subsidiary of WaterHealth International, a company that aims at providing scalable, safe drinking water solutions to underserved areas in India through advanced technology and self-sustaining business models based on WaterHealth Centres. These centres are modular structures that house water purification equipment to treat locally available water. Each WHC […]

Geo Expertise had conducted in collaboration with the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID) a campaign of collect geo-referenced data and satellite imagery analysis to assess the state of agriculture in Orontes Basin and North East of Syria. This study has contributed to assess the state of the  agriculture sector and has identified […]

Fontein Primary School in Port Elizabeth: Renovation of the defective WC facilities; installing new toilets, washbasins and urinals; education in hygiene and maintenance; Geberit employees and apprentices from Europe on site. Read more

see UNECE homepage Switzerland has taken the chair of the Task Force on Target Setting and Reporting.

Call for Proposals 2020 Are you interested in Water for Development? Are you between 15 and 30 years old? Do you have a new and innovative idea that needs seed funding to start? Is your project going to take place in Switzerland or is it Swiss-related? Then your project can get a seed grant of […]

The goal of this initiative is effective water governance for all water users. One of many methods to achieve this is through Public-Private Partnerships for water services. Partnerships that create clear communication channels among partners and stakeholders are more likely to provide effective water governance. The ten themes in this initiative seek to contribute toward […]

Corruption hinders development in the water and sanitation sector on a big scale. While there are many initiatives addressing the “demand side” of corruption, little is done to tackle the problem from the “supply side”. Integrity Management in companies presents the opportunity to respond to the increasing awareness of sustainability and legal compliance in a […]