In an effort to provide the latest updates to water-related activities, the USAID Water Team is undergoing an initiative to collect press releases that highlight some of the major advances in water throughout the world.
U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia Donald Booth and visiting U.S. Science Envoy Dr. Gebisa Ejeta joined representatives of the Government of Ethiopia and representatives of Ethiopian and American universities in marking the inauguration of the new Ethiopia Institute for Water Resources (EIWR). The aim of the new Institute is to build capacity for planning and managing Ethiopia’s water resources.
February 15, 2012 | Ethiopia
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On February 2, 2012, the United States Ambassador Terence McCulley visited USAID’s Bridge to Maximizing Agricultural Revenue and Key Enterprises in Targeted Sites (BtM2) agribusiness partner, Azemor Agribiz in Ibadan, Oyo State.
February 13, 2012 | Nigeria
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The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), in collaboration with the Coca Cola Company, has launched a second phase of a Water and Development Alliance (WADA) that promotes "Community Led Total Sanitation" through the building and reconstructing wells and latrines, and provision of hygiene awareness education.
February 14, 2011 | Senegal
On February 14 and 15, the United States Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Office of Transition Initiatives (USAID/OTI), will present four grants worth $258,764 to improve access to irrigation water in the Kara-Suu and Nookat rayons of Osh Oblast. This project is implemented in partnership with local government offices and water user associations and will revitalize 18 kilometers of irrigation canals before the start of the agricultural season.
February 14, 2011 | Kyrgyzstan
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The Sinai Potable Water and Sanitation Company and the U.S. Agency for International Development signed an agreement this month to install new water pipelines for the people of North and South Sinai governorates. Hundreds of Egyptians will be employed by the project over the course of its implementation.
January 26, 2012 | Egypt
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On Wednesday August 31, U.S. Ambassador John Bass joined Alexandre Khetaguri, the Minister of Energy of Georgia, to celebrate the opening of the Shenako micro hydropower plant in the village of Shenako, Tusheti. The hydropower facility will provide clean, renewable energy to 60 families in the village, as well as to nearby border guard stations.
September 1, 2011 | Georgia
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Chief fishermen, fish mongers and fish processors from Ghana's Western Region, and officials from the Government of Ghana, conducted study tours in the coastal areas in Cote d'Ivoire, Senegal and Tanzania.
August 25, 2011 | Accra Ghana
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Rotary International's President Kaylan Banerjee and a delegation of American and Ghanaian Rotarians joined the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID/Ghana), Government of Ghana officials and local chiefs in a ceremony in the Volta Region.
August 21, 2011 | Accra Ghana
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This week, USAID completed operation and maintenance training for ten pump station operators from the North Lebanon Water Establishment as a part of the Lebanon Water and Wastewater Sector Support (LWWSS) program.
August 18, 2011 | Lebanon
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To support promising new approaches in the Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) sector, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), with co-funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is announcing WASH for Life.
July 19, 2011 | Washington, DC
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Over 150 community members attended the U.S. Government-sponsored National Fish Day Celebration on July 22, 2011 funded through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
July 11, 2011 | Cambodia
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Under the LIFE Sinai program, USAID/Egypt and the North Sinai governorate signed a Memo of Understanding on July 5, 2011 for the construction, operation and handover of three desalination plants in Central Sinai.
July 5, 2011 | Egypt
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USAID, Ministry of Water and Power demonstrate to Punjab farmers ways to reduce electricity use and costs.
June 29, 2011 | Pakistan
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On Wednesday, the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the U.S. Government inaugurated eight rehabilitated water pump stations and one booster station improving the availability of water for 800,000 residents of Abu Dis and the Bethlehem and Hebron Governorates.
June 22, 2011 | West Bank and Gaza
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On May 26, the Palestinian Authority and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) launched the Dura Cluster Water Storage and Distribution System project in Al Dahiriya in the Hebron Governorate, a $13 million water project benefitting over 46,000 residents of the Southern West Bank.
May 26, 2011 | West Bank and Gaza
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Last week the United States Agency for International Development's (USAID) Food for Peace (FFP) program signed a $1.5 million grant agreement to help more than 22,000 flood victims in eastern Sri Lanka.
May 19, 2011 | Sri Lanka
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On May 12th, the Litani River Basin Management Support project provided training to Litani River Authority staff on crop assessment via satellite imaging to better assess demands on groundwater abstraction for comparison against the rate of natural recharge.
May 12, 2011 | Lebanon
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In March 2011, Members of the Likoni "Connector Project" (also called Water-for-Peace) found a suitable site for a well. The team finally hit water about 60 feet deep.
May 9, 2011 | Kenya
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Under the Litani River Basin Management Support (LRBMS) program, USAID/Lebanon has commenced the construction of a 3 km gravity pipeline in West Bekaa that will provide Mashgara farmers with a proper irrigation source from the Qaroun Lake.
May 6, 2011 | Lebanon
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USAID's water and sanitation project is working to double the number of rural beneficiaries this year, bringing the total during the three-year project to 50,000 people. Building on its successful model of community commitment and government involvement, the project brings clean water and sanitation facilities to some of the most remote communities in two districts.
May 2, 2011 | Timor Leste
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On April 19, 2011 in the Western Region of Ghana, USAID participated in the inauguration of borehole wells, sanitation facilities, and hygiene messages organized by Africare with funding by President Obama from his Nobel Peace Prize money.
April 21, 2011 | Accra Ghana
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On March 31, the Chargé d'Affaires of the U.S. Embassy in the Kyrgyz Republic, Larry Memmott, will meet with local government officials and community members involved in the Tashbulak irrigation system rehabilitation project site in Jalalabad Oblast. This joint project with the Tashbulak Aiyl Okmoty, valued at $141,678, marks another chapter in the U.S. Government's support to the Kyrgyz Republic.
March 31, 2011 | Jalalabad Oblast, Kyrgyz Republic
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The United States Government (USG) and the World Bank signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on World Water Day, March 22, with the goal of creating a more water secure future for the world. The USG is the world’s largest donor of official development assistance and is recognized world-wide for its science and technical expertise, and the World Bank is one of the world’s most important sources of financial, scientific and technical assistance for developing countries.
March 23, 2011 | Washington, DC
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Harare, March 23, 2011: To commemorate World Water Day (March 22), the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Harare today demonstrated the efficiency and effectiveness of rainwater collection activities at Tasimukira Primary School in Chitungwiza. The Peri-urban ROOFtop Rainwater ‘Harvesting’ (PROOF) program, which began in June 2009, provides safe drinking water to over 25,000 Zimbabweans in urban and rural areas.
March 23, 2011 | Harare, Zimbabwe
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Accra, March. 23, 2011: Deputy Coordinator of the U.S. Government’s Feed the Future initiative, Ambassador William Garvelink, and Deputy Minister of Agriculture of Ghana, Yaw Effah-Baafi addressed the media on March 22 in Accra, Ghana, on Feed the Future.
March 23, 2011 | Accra, Ghana
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In celebration of World Water Day, the United States Embassy in Afghanistan renewed its commitment to improve access to water and sanitation for those in need. Water is a basic requirement for life, yet a growing global population promises increasing demands on limited water resources and competition among users.
March 22, 2011 | Kabul, Afghanistan
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Washington, DC – Dr. Rajiv Shah, Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), released the following statement on the occasion of World Water Day.
March 22, 2011 | Washington, DC
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The U.S. Department of State, in coordination with partnering U.S. governmental agencies, is actively engaged and has made water a foreign policy priority. Our strategy is founded in the belief that U.S.
March 18, 2011 | Washington, DC
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The U.S. Government, through its Agency for International Development (USAID), launched two projects this morning to reduce the vulnerability and increase the response capacity of families, communities, organizations, and local governments in case of emergencies and disasters.
February 28, 2011 | San Salvador
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São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro states are struggling to recover from floods and mudslides that left over 15,000 people displaced. On January 11, the mountainous areas of Rio de Janeiro were hit by the heaviest downpours in 44 years.
February 28, 2011 | Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro State
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The Elliotdale Rural Water Supply Project is to be officially launched at the Nchihana Village, near Elliotdale, by the Executive Mayor of Amathole District Municipality, Alderman Sakhumzi Somyo, at a function to be held on Wednesday, 26 January 2011.
January 11, 2011 | South Africa, Africa
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USAID announced a new program today to support marine ecosystem management. Indonesia contains the world’s most bio-diverse marine ecosystem, which is currently threatened by a combination of climate change and overfishing.
December 20, 2010 | Indonesia, Asia
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USAID/Jordan is sponsoring the 6th IWA Specialist Conference on Efficient Use and Management of Water with a focus on Water Demand Management: Challenges and Opportunities. The conference will take place on March 29 - April 2, 2011 at the Dead Sea in Jordan (http://www.efficient2011.com), in cooperation with Jordan’s Ministry of Water and Irrigation and the International Water Association.
December 13, 2010 | Jordon, Middle East
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Bani Na’im - On Wednesday, December 1, 2010, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and representatives of the Palestinian Authority (PA) together with other dignitaries celebrated the completion of the newly constructed Bani Na’im Water Reservoir.
December 1, 2010 | West Bank/Gaza, Middle East
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The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has provided 13 mobile water treatment units to support the Government of Pakistan's flood relief effort. These water treatment units are stationed on some of the most flood-affected districts and...
September 3, 2010 | Pakistan, Middle East
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Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and The Coca-Cola Company announce an additional joint investment of US$12.7 million in their global partnership, the Water and Development Alliance (WADA). Through this investment, WADA will support eight new multi-year programs throughout sub-Saharan Africa in Angola, Burundi, Ghana, Malawi, Mozambique, Senegal, South Africa, and Tanzania. These programs will begin as 3-year initiatives, representing a shift toward longer-term efforts and exemplifying each organization's shared commitment to lasting, sustainable solutions to global water challenges.
September 3, 2010 | Multiple: Angola, Burundi, Ghana, Malawi, Mozambique, Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania, Africa
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Islamabad, September 1, 2010 - The U.S is providing nearly $2 million to the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to support the organization's humanitarian logistics operation and provide much-needed emergency relief supplies for health, shelter, and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) programs.
September 1, 2010 | Pakistan, Middle East
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Join Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Ambassador Richard C. Holbrooke, USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah, and other international figures in an exclusive discussion just prior to the United Nations Special Session on Pakistan. Leaders of critical international humanitarian relief organizations will also discuss ways to help.
August 18, 2010 | Pakistan, Middle East
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On August 13, 2010, the U.S. Department of State released the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor 2010 Report to Congress describing U.S. efforts to expand access to safe drinking water and sanitation, improve water resources management and increase water productivity in developing countries.
August 16, 2010 | Global
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Islamabad, August 1, 2010 - The U.S. announced today that it would make an initial contribution of $10 million in humanitarian assistance to Pakistan flood relief based on priorities identified by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), and is prepared to earmark additional funds for the effort, if requested.
August 1, 2010 | Pakistan, Middle East
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On June 15, 2010 the U.S. government and the Lebanese Ministry of Energy and Water signed two memoranda of understanding to provide in-kind assistance and capacity building support for Lebanon’s water sector.
June 15, 2010 | Lebanon, Middle East
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Volta Region, May 24, 2010: Over 86,000 people in 114 rural communities will benefit from a Rotary International, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)...
May 24, 2010 | Ghana, Sub-Saharan Africa
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JAKARTA – An Agreement was signed today between the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) will provide Indonesians microcredit financing for access to water connections. Undersecretary of State Maria Otero represented the United States at the signing ceremony.
May 18, 2010 | Indonesia, Asia
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WASHINGTON, March 22 -- World Water Day reminds us that a sustainable and safe supply of water is necessary to the development and security of every nation. Nearly one billion people in the developing world lack access to an improved water supply. Without significant improvements in water and sanitation access and hygiene practices, global goals related to child mortality, primary education, disease reduction, environmental sustainability and poverty reduction will not be achieved.
March 22, 2010 | Global
