1-5 of 65 matching articles 5 20 100 All Lead agencies need to refocus on water and sanitation to prevent slums from growing Timeyin Uwejamomere • 25 October 2011 WaterAid's Timeyin Uwejamomere calls on lead agencies to reprioritise their water and sanitation expenditure on informal settlements to prevent slum conditions from spreading as urbanisation intensifies. How can there be a water shortage in Sana'a amidst record flooding? IRIN • 11 August 2010 Record rainfall in Yemen has not translated into relief from water shortages in the capital. A call to ban gas drilling in New York's drinking water catchment area Administrator • 1 January 2010 The New York Times calls for the New York state government to ban drilling for natural gas reserves within the New York city watershed, fearing chemical contamination of the city's water supply. Riyadh's Wadi Hanifah suggests a model for sustainable water reuse in desert cities Kerwin Datu • 5 July 2011 The greatest achievement of the Wadi Hanifah may be its potential to provide water for up to three million people. Sana'a running out of water with no plan to save it IRIN • 23 March 2010 Yemen's world heritage capital city Sana'a is projected to run out of groundwater by 2017, but apart from off-hand proposals to relocate the city or pump desalinated water uphill from the coast, no real plans are in place to save the city in a worst-case scenario. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
