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A new study by scientists at Utrecht University and the United Nations University concludes that about half of global wastewater is treated, rather than the previous estimate of 20%. Despite this promising finding, the authors warn that treatment rates in developing countries are still very low. The study and its dataset were published Open Access in the journal

Rural focused solar lamps firm raises funds to power Kenya expansion Tuesday February 09 2021 By BRIAN NGUGI Summary A Delhi-based solar kits firm has raised Sh1.3 billion to power its expansion in Kenya as it eyes a bigger share of the market. D.light Design, which provides affordable lighting and power solutions raised the funds from Norfund, the Norwegian Investment Fund for Developing Countries, through its capital raising vehicle Brighter Life Kenya 1 Limited (BLK1). A Delhi-based solar ki...

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Wildlife Climate: WWF concentrates its climate work toward creating a sustainable lifestyle. Their climate goal is to create a zero-carbon world with a resilient environment and renewable energy sources. WWF works with government leaders, teachers, and companies worldwide to assist their efforts to prepare for a zero-carbon world in which all energy will be renewable. Food: World Wildlife Fund’s food goal is to create demand for and production of sustainably sourced food. In addition, they ...

World Cancer Day, which is commemorated globally on 4 February, aims to raise attention and inspire action for a cancer-free future. According to Professor Jennifer Moodley, the director of the Cancer Research Initiative at the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS), the burden of cancer is rising worldwide, especially in low- and middle-income countries like South Africa. “The rising burden [of cancer] relates to the growing and ageing population, life circum...

Friday, 5 February 2021, 6:55 am COVID-19 has had a devastating social and economic impact everywhere, but particularly in developing countries. The absence of a comprehensive global strategy to ensure vaccine access in low and middle-income countries threatens to prolong the pandemic, escalating inequalities within and between countries and delaying the global economic recovery. OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría will discuss how to ensure fair access to vaccines and build resilience in de...

The Program provides modest support for emerging research groups, working in a developing country listed in Priority 1 or 2 of the IMU  Definition of Developing Countries, making it possible for them to fund their most talented students to study full-time as graduate research assistants and pursue a Master or PhD graduate degree in mathematics, thereby fostering the growth of a mathematics community. It is assumed that the emerging research group has an ongoing collaboration with an internati...

ADB Boosts Investment in DCDC to Expand Renal Care Services in India News Release | 3 February 2021 MANILA, PHILIPPINES (3 February 2021) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and DCDC Healthcare Services Private Limited (DCDC) signed a $10 million equity investment to increase the company’s capacity to provide renal treatment services in India. The ADB investment will be placed in equivalent Indian rupees and includes a $5 million equity investment made on behalf of Leading Asia’s Priva...

 E-Mail Temperature rise due to climate change has negatively affected labour productivity in the past decades and will keep damaging it, potentially at a higher extent than what has been estimated in the literature up to now. In South Africa, a future scenario with severe climate change will feature a reduction of per capita GDP of up to 20% by the end of the century, compared to an idealized future without the impacts of a changing climate. This is what emerges from the study "Climate change...