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Most Tanzanians rely unsafe water despite government efforts: survey
Posted by Reuters: Kizito Makoye on November 26th, 2015
Reuters: Only one in three people in Tanzania has access to piped water despite government efforts to improve water supplies with most of the population still relying on unsafe water that brings the risk of disease, according to a study on Thursday. Two years after a government initiative to try to ensure better water supplies, a survey by a local governance think-tank, Twaweza, found most Tanzanians, of 64 percent, still draw water from unsafe sources such as wells and surface water. The study of 1,852...
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Weather info project aims to help African farmers adapt
Posted by Reuters: Kizito Makoye on December 14th, 2013
Reuters: Farmers facing long periods of dry weather and floods have expressed hope that a new climate change adaptation initiative being rolled out in Tanzania and Malawi will spell an end to dismal crop yields.
The Climate Services Adaptation Programme launched in November 2013 by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) presents a window of opportunity for African farmers to use scientific knowledge to battle weather challenges.
With $10 million in funding pledged by Norway, the pilot project is...