Water and related ecosystems

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ECVM donates PVC pipes for waste water project in Pemba, Zanzibar

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ECVM, in partnership with Dutch NGO Agua4All, has donated PVC pipes and technical expertise for a new waste water system on Pemba Island in Zanzibar.

ITT partners with Mercy Corps to provide emergency relief

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ITT Corporation announced a strategic partnership with Mercy Corps as part of its corporate philanthropy program, ITT Watermark. The partnership includes a three-year, $1 million commitment to help provide safe water during emergencies created by natural catastrophes such as floods, droughts and...

SIDUR and water.org help local family to access clean water and make a profit

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A family in Arjun Najar struggled to make ends meet as their family business selling chuduva at home was hampered by a lack of clean water nearby. After talking with Water.org and its local partner SIDUR they now have a water tap at home. This means can sell more chuduva, make a profit and send...

Public-Private Partnership Provides Access to Safe Drinking Water During Disasters

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In March 2011 Abt Associates launched a partnership that will help make clean, safe drinking water available in Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua in the event of a disaster or emergency.

Watercredit Initiative: Connecting Micro-finance to Water and Sanitation

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The WaterCredit Initiative is an initiative of WaterCredit Partners, an organisation with a long history of providing grants to assist communities with water supply and sanitation (WSS) services.

Siemens helps to create a portable water filtration unit

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Natural disasters often affect water infrastructure leading to contaminated drinking water and outbreaks of water born disease. As a part of their Siemens Caring Hands programme Siemens collaborated with SkyJuice Foundation to create SkyHydrant a portable water filtration unit. This system has a...

The Coca Cola - WWF partnership to clean the Yangtze river

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The Yangtze River - the longest river in Asia and the lifeblood of millions of Chinese - was once said to be so clear you could see the bottom. Today, as China's massive economic growth takes its toll on the environment, it is at the top of the list of the 10 most-threatened rivers in the world,...

Arup formed a long-term partnership with WaterAid to support goals for clean water and effective sanitation

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Arup has agreed a long-term partnership agreement with WaterAid to undertake a series of activities around the world. This partnership aims at providing Arup staff with opportunities to be involved in activities such as fundraising, community awareness campaigns as well as actual project work,...

Co-operative Bank offers 'WaterAid credit card' to raise money for WaterAid

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In partnership with WaterAid, Co-operative Bank offers the public a WaterAid credit card. To date over 2000 WaterAid Credit Cards have been issued raising over

Piloting innovative social assessment in a Colombian oil field

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In 2005, Occidental Andina, LLC decided that, to assure positive impacts to the local community, a rigorous stakeholder engagement and social assessment process when entered into an enhanced oil recovery project with Ecopetrol S.A., located in a region that has been impacted by conflict and...