[Special Series] Water: Accessing an Essential Resource
published on 18 March 2022
Water shortages, poor sanitation and a lack of facilities can have devastating consequences for human health. While insufficient water can affect food security and living conditions, innovative work is being done worldwide to improve water quality and sanitation. On the ninth World Water Forum from March 21 to 26 in Dakar, Senegal, AFD devotes a special series to the issue, featuring reports from all over the planet.
Access to Water Remains a Major Global Problem
Senegal will host the 9th World Water Forum in Dakar from March 21 to 26. For Céline Robert, head of AFD's Water and Sanitation Division, this event should help re-mobilize the international community on the many issues tied to water, its quality and accessibility.
Hann Bay, Senegal: A Partnership for Depollution and Restoration
Urban growth and industrialization around Hann Bay in Dakar have led to devastating pollution. With the World Water Forum underway there, we look at what's being done: an ambitious new project to restore the bay, which is backed by AFD and an array of partners.
12 AFD-Backed Projects for "Dakar Initiative 2022"
This week's World Water Forum will highlight not only the difficulties in accessing clean water and proper sanitation, but also concrete solutions. We look at 12 “Dakar Initiative 2022” projects, from protection from floods, to water banking and decontamination.
A Pioneering Project in Palestine: Clean Water and Green Energy
Not only can access to water be a problem in the West Bank, generating electricity to treat it and sanitation services can be difficult too. “Nexus North” improves access while reducing the cost of energy. The projet will feature the first ever windmills in Palestine.
Water and Sanitation: 2021 Activity Report
AFD finances the construction of infrastructure, the development of nature-based solutions and the establishment of institutions to protect water and sanitation services. See the key figures behind AFD work in our 2021 Activity Report.
Combating Pollution In Africa’s Largest Lake
Lake Victoria is in danger of “dying from the bottom,” as one Kenyan official puts it. It's being polluted by everything from plastic to chemical fertilizers. But an imaginative initiative could turn the tide.
Nature-Based Solutions: Making an Ally of the Environment
Acting in harmony with nature and using it sustainably for innovative solutions that benefit the environment: we look at nature-based solutions, from reforestation to the restoration of damaged land.
Jordan: Water to Smooth Relations between Locals and Refugees
In northern Jordan, AFD, the EU and the German development bank KfW are improving access to drinking water for local communities. As Jordanians share this scarce resource with Syrian refugees, efforts are underway to avoid a potential source of tension.
Modernizing Georgia's Water Supply
Delegated funds from the EU will support an AFD credit line that seeks to rehabilitate, reconstruct and expand the water supply and sanitation infrastructure in the municipality of Khashuri in Georgia.
