By: Mr. Phurba Sange Moktan

Diarrhea, Cholera, Typhoid, Dengue, etc are major public health concern in Nepal. In a year of 2009, there was an outbreak of diarrheal diseases in several districts of mid and far western region of Nepal which claimed more than 300 lives. This sound like unfortunate, however, is the result of ignorance.

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1000 people in a village need 2.5 crore ltr water annually. Water will come in to the well only if there is water underground.
Each year from 1000 mm rainfall (in India) every 1 hectare land receives 1 crore ltr rain-water free of cost & not even 5 lakh ltr recharges underground to increase ground-water. 80-90 % is wasted as Run-off & Evaporation & one cannot store this much water above ground.

The problem of water scarcity in urban areas of developing countries is a major concern. It is estimated that by 2050, half of India’s population will be living in urban areas and will face acute water problems (Singh, 2000). It was reported in 2002 that about 1.1 billion people were still using water from unimproved sources, and two thirds of these people live in Asia. The number of people without improved water sources in China alone is equal to the number of un-served in all of…

Water and Sanitation is one of the primary drivers of public health. I often refer to it as “Health 101”, which means that once we can secure access to clean water and to adequate sanitation facilities for all people, irrespective of the difference in their living conditions, a huge battle against all kinds of diseases will be won.

• 1.8 million people die every year from diarrhoeal diseases (including cholera); 90% are children under 5, mostly in developing…

The focus on food security this year is an important issue of concern in the Lake Victoria basin. This is because while there is growing demand for water from the burgeoning urban centers, agriculture and agro-related enterprises, the same sources of water in this ecosystem continues to be heavily polluted. This puts the poor people as the most disadvantaged and further marginalizes them. This has been aggravated by the increasingly harsh climatic conditions.



East Africa is prone…

The Village of Solutions is an innovation of the 6th World Water Forum, led by the World Water Council and the International Forum Committee. Its purpose is to showcase the solutions collected from around the world, via the newly created international platform solutionsforwater.org.The Village of more...

Our newsletter focuses on all activities concerning Rainwater Harvesting, the International Rainwater Harvesting Alliance (IRHA) and its partners.

This month's topic: Rainwater Harvesting and thePrivate Sector

The IRHA Newsletter n°43 -…

Water is a vital natural resource, which is essential for multiplicity purposes. It is an essential constituent of all animal and vegetable matters. It is also an essential ingredient of animal and plant life. Its uses may include drinking and other domestic uses, industrial cooling, power generation, agriculture, transportation and waste disposal. It is due to the rapid Urban-industrial technology revolution and speedy, exploitation of natural resources by man, population explosion. Today…

There is limited accessibility of clean and fresh water in many rural communities in Coastal Kenya. This is caused mostly by salt intrusion from the Indian Ocean during the high tide

The available water is so expensive that the people cannot afford to buy hence,most of these people consume untreated water from shallow wells and suffer tremendously from water born diseases!

Rural Water Supply Network (RWSN)

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January 2012

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A Word from the Chair

As you will see in the newsletter, much of what we report in this issue is about the 6th RWSN Forum which took place in Kampala in November. I would like to add my thanks to all those who made this event such a…

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