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A new research project led by the University of Oxford and the UK Government will help millions of people to have reliable access to water.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Britain will provide clean water and sanitation to retired Gurkha soldiers, their families and communities in Nepal.
Inventors can now get funding to develop ideas that could help save lives in a humanitarian crisis, thanks to a new fund backed by the UK Government.
Justine Greening announces new support to boost Somalia’s economy and create jobs at the New Deal for Somalia conference in Brussels.
The Smart Handpumps initiative explains the value of a new electronic device designed to monitor rural handpumps in Kenya.
Friday the 22nd March is World Water Day. A new series of Outcome Stories, from the Challenge for Water and Food Programme, look at the socio-economic impacts of water efficiency.
British Army engineers are involved in a pioneering drilling project to bring clean water to thousands of people in Sierra Leone.
How the UK's Rapid Response Facility is getting aid quickly to those in need
Sanitation and Hygiene Applied Research Equity (SHARE) is currently working in the country to improve systems of research use.
Britain is supporting a breakthrough in text message technology to help tackle water shortages in drought-affected Africa
Groundwater in Africa: Harnessing the hidden sea for climate adaptation.
New research funded by UK aid has revealed huge resources of groundwater that could give millions of people safe water to drink
Britain will help more than 60 million people get access to clean drinking water and proper sanitation over the lifetime of this parliament
UK aid is working with CAFOD to bring clean, safe water to the world's poorest communities
How UK aid is helping to improve hygiene and sanitation in Bangladesh
The world has met its target to halve the number of people without access to safe drinking water, says the UN
6th World Water Forum to tackle challenges world is facing by mobilising creativity, innovation, competence and know-how in favour of water.
Vietnam has successfully achieved MDG 7 Target 7C, according to the most recent World Health Organization/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Report (2010). Vietnam has also made progress towards its own more challenging sector targets.
Secretary of State for International Development, Andrew Mitchell, walked for water at Westminster today, as part of a global campaign to raise awareness for the world water and sanitation crisis.
How UK aid is providing safe drinking water to communities returning home in Sindh province
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