Media roundup - clean water, WASH news, February 17, 2022

February 17, 2022

All the water, sanitation and hygiene news that's fit to publish.

Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in the news

Harvested rainwater meets 60% demand for non-drinkable water in RMG: study 
- The World News:https://theworldnews.net/bd-news/rainwater-could-meet-up-to-60pc-water-demand-at-garment-factories
- TBS News:https://www.tbsnews.net/economy/corporates/rmg-factories-can-meet-60-water-demands-through-rainwater-harvesting-371179
- The Daily Star:https://www.thedailystar.net/business/news/harvested-rainwater-meets-60-demand-non-drinkable-water-rmg-units-study-2962701
- Daily Industry:https://dailyindustry.news/rainwater-is-sustainableresource-for-businesses/
- Textile Business:https://textilefocus.com/rainwater-sustainable-untapped-resource-businesses/
 
More Than 800,000 Additional People Gain Access to Clean Water in Uganda's Rural Communities Areas and Small Towns- AllAfrica 
https://allafrica.com/stories/202202160658.html 

Tanzania to strengthen rain water harvesting amid water crisis- Xinhuanet
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/africa/20220217/ed3a5074b33442ff909dd5c780cae9f9/c.html 
 
Sanitation workers at Delhi’s all-women university allege caste discrimination- Two Circles 
https://twocircles.net/2022feb17/445071.html

This New Device Can Deliver Clean Drinking Water for Just $4 - Yahoo  
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/device-deliver-clean-drinking-water-203150693.html

World Bank experts on Central Asia’s looming water crisis - Ecobusiness  
https://www.eco-business.com/news/world-bank-experts-on-central-asias-looming-water-crisis/
 
25 years of global progress across sanitation service levels assessed against Millennium Development Goal - Phys
https://phys.org/news/2022-02-years-global-sanitation-millennium-goal.html

South Africa: Summit to Tackle Water, Sanitation Challenges- AllAfrica  
https://allafrica.com/stories/202202150061.html
 
Africa: WASH Interventions Key to Reaching Africa's Child Health Milestones - AllAfrica 
https://allafrica.com/stories/202202160001.html
 

Africa

Flutterwave is now Africa’s most valuable startup – Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2022/2/16/flutterwave-is-now-africas-most-valuable-startup
 
Mali Conflict: Macron announces troops to leave after nine years- BBC 
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-60414003

Burkina Faso coup leader talks tough at inauguration- BBC 
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-africa-59931685

Tanzania: President Samia has lifted a ban on four newspapers, but is she doing enough? - Africa Report 
https://www.theafricareport.com/176654/tanzania-president-samia-has-lifted-a-ban-on-four-newspapers-but-is-she-doing-enough/

UN: Horn of Africa drought kills+ over 1.5 million livestock – ABC News 
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/horn-africa-drought-kills-15-million-livestock-82890758  

Malawi MPs criticised for demanding raincoats - BBC
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-africa-59931685
 

Asia

Uttar Pradesh: 13 dead after falling into well in Kushinagar
BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-60412116 
The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/17/india-13-women-and-girls-die-after-falling-down-well-during-marriage-celebrations
 

Latin America
 

Forced displacement in Colombia more than doubled in 2021: Report – Al Jazeerahttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/16/forced-displacement-in-colombia-more-than-doubled-in-2021-report

Climate change

Namibian river reaches ocean for first time in 11 years- BBC
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-africa-59931685
 
Vast tracts of Amazon rainforest vanished in January – The Independent  
https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/amazon-rainforest-trees-brazil-bolsonaro-b2015839.html 

World spends $1.8tn a year on subsidies that harm environment, study finds- Guardian 
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/feb/17/world-spends-18tn-a-year-on-subsidies-that-harm-environment-study-finds-aoe