Kenya’s Nobel laureate and environmentalist, Wangari Maathai, has sent a strong message to her country’s political class urging that forest conservation was important to reclaiming depleted resources.
Protagonists in the east African nation’s fragile coalition government have taken divergent positions on a symbolic tree planting exercise on Friday that was to have been led by president [...]

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Mozambique has secured a loan of US$ 27 million (18 million Units of Account (UA*), from the African Development Fund, the concessionary window of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, to finance a water supply and sanitation project in the country’s northern Niassa Province.
The Niassa Provincial Towns Water and Sanitation Project approved by the AfDB [...]

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By Moira O’Brien-Malone*
“Water is a very important issue for business. Without water, there is no business. Without business, there can be no employment, no economy, and no well-being for people or society” said Jack Moss, a spokesperson for Business Action for Water at the Fifth World Water Forum’s concluding session.
“From our business perspective we are [...]

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LANXESS AG is actively helping to improve the quality of the water and thus the quality of life for people in Africa.
Last year, the specialty chemicals company entered into a partnership through 2010 with the African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF), a reputed African relief organization.
Rainier van Roessel, Labor Director and member of the Board [...]

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Last Sunday the 22nd of March, Diageo, a premium drinks company, organized 30 events worldwide in recognition of World Water Day.
With the aim of engaging one million people, it was the first time a multinational organized events across its operations on World Water Day to raise awareness of the important role water plays in Africa’s [...]

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