Top InfoNile Stories of 2020: Water, Climate Change and COVID-19 in the Nile Basin
The top InfoNile projects and stories of 2020, highlighting important stories in the Nile Basin around water access, climate change, wildlife and Covid-19.
COVID19
The Hydro Quagmire: Cartels cut into pipes, hinder access to water in Kenya’s Mathare slum
As Nairobi deals with a water shortage amidst the pandemic, and water cartels illegally cut into pipes, how are slum dwellers accessing water that is so critical to fight the spread of infection?
Uganda: Lake Victoria breathes amidst COVID-19 pandemic, recaptures its tributaries
The rising water levels of Lake Victoria have disrupted businesses, destroyed property, and displaced many people living and working by the lake shores in Uganda. It is a double tragedy happening amidst the Covid-19 lockdown.
Water access a top priority for Rwandan schools as they reopen
The Rwanda government is investing in clean water and new classrooms to prevent the spread of Covid-19, as schools worry they cannot afford increased costs of water for hand-washing.
In Addis Ababa, COVID-19 is both a challenge and an opportunity
By Mekonnen Teshome and Tesfaye Abate Ethiopia has long struggled with access to clean water. But the spotlight that COVID-19 …
Unsafe water raises COVID-19 risks in Mbeya, Tanzania
Residents of Madundasi and Lyala villages in Luhanga Ward in Mbarali district – in Tanzania’s Mbeya Region are at risk of contracting waterborne diseases due to the use of unsafe water.
Making a difference: How a grassroots organization is preventing unintended pregnancies during COVID-19 lockdown
300 women from eight districts in southwestern Uganda are receiving deliveries of birth control by EPHWOR, Enforcement of Patients and Health Workers’ Rights Uganda, during the COVID-19 lockdown.