Beer can be win-win for jobs.
If early investments are made in industrial water efficiency, beer can be a win-win for jobs and water sustainability in sub-Saharan Africa.
The beer industry in sub-Saharan Africa has brought an influx of desperately needed jobs and capital to the region.
If early investments are made in industrial water efficiency, beer can be a win-win for jobs and water sustainability in sub-Saharan Africa.
They are also increasing their investments in the region.
Protecting against water supply crises will be key for growth, stability and profitability in these new markets.
Beer brands in sub-Saharan Africa should prioritise investments in advanced brewing technology that dramatically improves their water use efficiency.
Major water efficiency improvements in the African beer industry can deliver benefits beyond job growth and capital inflows for people in sub-Saharan African and the region’s economy.
However, politicians working under these constraints are reluctant to support conservation policies given that natural resources are so critical to economic growth.
This proof of concept is critical to catalyse public investment in civil water infrastructure and enforce effective natural resource policies.

QUETTA: The people of Gwadar get air thrown out of the faucet instead of water in their households as the two main sources of water supply to the coastal city are not of help since quite some time now.
Although living by the coast, residents of Gwadar and its environs have to depend on water tankers brought in from other areas since a. Akra Kaur Dam that would supply water has run dry and b. the only desalination plant for Gwadar city and its suburbs that makes seawater useable has been non-functional.
The level of water in Akra Kaur Dam — the sole source of clean water supply to Gwadar — started lowering three to four months back as there was no precipitation.
Since last year it rained comparatively less in October and November, the water level in Akra Kaur Dam could not be increased.
Another issue is of storage of the dam.
Even during those few months, the plant was not desalinating water as per its capacity of two million gallons – not more than 0.3 million gallons of water could be worked on, as per Public Health Engineering Department Balochistan.
At present, over 100 tankers are supplying water to Gwadar, but there is a need of 500.
PHE Executive Engineer Shakeel Ahmed said efforts were under way to make the desalination plant functional.
Locals are also counting on the promises made by Balochistan Chief Minister Sanaullah Zehri.
Nevertheless, the government cannot ignore the important of basic facilities in Gwadar more so because the port city is a strategic location of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.

Kudumbasree water plant to be opened on June 2.
Minister for Ports Kadannappally Ramachandran will open the first water treatment plant under Kozhikode Municipal Corporation’s Kudumbasree on June 2.
The plant, which is set up on the old corporation building premises near Kozhikode Beach, was completed at a cost of ₹40 lakh within two months since the foundation was laid.
Kudumbasree member secretary and project officer M.V.
The project, which envisages to provide quality drinking water at affordable rates in the city, is being implemented with the help of Delhi-based Dharana Infrastructure Private Limited.
Water pumped from safe sources will be chlorinated scientifically after which it will go through phases like dual media, iron remover, and reverse osmosis before being collected in stainless steel containers.
The water will be supplied in 20 litre cans at the cost of ₹20 per can when it costs around ₹60 in the market at present.
Booking begins The cans will be supplied to households and apartments in the first phase while offices and merchant outlets will be included later.
Booking for the cans is in progress at the Corporation office.
The plant will be run by a team of five Kudumbasree members, who themselves have raised the fund for the plant, while the Corporation has provided a subsidy of ₹9 lakh.

With ground water level depleting and water projects defunct, people are facing a harrowing time.
In slums, where the problem has taken an alarming proportion, people can be seen standing in serpentine queues in front of stand posts or tube-wells every day.
The existing water supply system, being managed by the Paradip Port Trust (PPT), does not suffice in meeting the growing water needs of people.
The town has a population of two lakh with a majority of it settled in 26 slums.
There are three water reservoirs in the town which store and provide two million gallon litres of drinking water per day against the daily requirement of five million gallon litres.
Although the reservoirs can store up to three million gallon litres, water carrying capacity in these structures has gone down over the years due to deposition of silt and lack of maintenance.
Even as the Orissa Groundwater Rule, 2006,(regulation and control of development and management) has been enacted to regulate exploitation of ground water resources, it fails to prevent illegal pumping of ground water for industrial activity.
Water tankers pressed in by the municipal authorities are the sole source of drinking water for over more than one lakh slum dwellers.
● Water level in Taladanda canal has gone down resulting in scarcity ● The existing water supply system, being managed by the Paradip Port Trust, does not suffice in meeting the growing water needs of people.
● The town has a population of two lakh with a majority of it settled in 26 slums

Residents say that the practice of storing drinking water in barrels in Anna Nagar has been going on for years as none of the residences here have facilities to save water in tanks.
Hyderabad: Summer is peaking and on a casual walk through any of the lanes in Anna Nagar of Balamrai, one can find numerous water barrels kept outside residences, with locals complaining that they are badly hit with scarcity of drinking water.
Close to 200 families living in the area say that for the past several years, they have been struggling because of a severe drinking water shortage as they are provided with water by the Secunderabad Cantonment Board only once in six days, that too for just an hour.
Residents say that the practice of storing drinking water in barrels in Anna Nagar has been going on for years as none of the residences here have facilities to save water in tanks.
K Parashuram, one of the residents, said drinking water was supplied only once in five or six days.
With the quantity and the pressure of water too being very low, locals have been urging officials for more drinking water.
The hot summer has become tougher for children and elders due to the water shortage, he said, adding that even the quality of the drinking water supplied was sub-standard with a foul smell.
“Even after taking up the issue with the Secunderabad Cantonment officials, they have not done anything,” she said.
M Raj Kumar, Superintendent (Water Department), SCB however denied that there was a shortage of drinking water in the area.
Stating that there was no shortage in Anna Nagar, Raj Kumar said fresh drinking water was being supplied in the same manner to Marredpally and other areas under the cantonment and that there were no complaints from any other area.

Man Walking Across Country to Raise Awareness About Water Scarcity.
EAST SMITHFIELD, Pa. (18 NEWS) – A 23-year-old New Jersey native is walking across the country to raise awareness about global water insecurity.
"I get called water boy a lot, that’s always a classic one," James Leitner said Leitner is on a mission to raise awareness about global water insecurity.
He’s walking from Princeton, New Jersey to San Francisco with about 90 pounds of H2O in tow.
"You know it all started very simply when I was in high school and I was told to research food, water or energy as a global issue and to pick one," Leitner said.
"Did some research and I learned at the time with one search that 1 billion people at the time didn’t have access to clean drinking water."
"If you see any of the pictures from the marathons I have a jug on top of my head to really paint a very clear and concise picture to show what people are doing with the donations are going to in Tanzania," Letiner said Leitner hopes people who hear his story will be inspired to donate, or find ways to conserve water.
"When I’m showering what I do is I have my iPod playing and I’ll only shower for the length of two songs instead of going any bit longer," Leitner said "Because you know every few minutes or every half a minute more gallons and gallons are being used and a lot can go by very quickly."
Leitner said if all goes according to schedule he’ll be in California by mid to late October.
"I hope to travel to Tanzania for an extended period of time and really show donors where their money is specifically going to in the impact they’re having on people on the other side of the world."

Steps demanded to improve water security.
Islamabad President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum (PBIF), President AKIA, Senior Vice Chairman of the Businessmen Panel of FPCCI and former provincial minister Mian Zahid Hussain on Wednesday demanded additional funds in the budget to improve water scarcity.
Government should improve water availability in urban and rural areas using all available means including serious steps to conserve water by discouraging irresponsible use, he said.
Mian Zahid Hussain said that access to clean drinking water is a basic right but according to an estimate around sixteen million people lacks access to it due to water scarcity and irresponsible usage.
He said that some elements have used the situation to mint money from masses resulting in dozens of illegal units in every city providing contaminated bottled water in the name of clean water while there is no check on them.
Majority of the people cannot afford to buy clean water putting them on the mercy of dirty water resulting in serious health problems, he noted.

Farmers Convention demands early construction of water reservoirs.
Observer Report Islamabad A farmers’ convention on Wednesday warned of deepening water shortage crisis and called for expedited construction of water reservoirs and hydro-electric projects for addressing water and energy shortage in the country.
The convention said construction of water reservoir projects having a total capacity of 12 MAF, whose PC-I had been approved by Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC), should be immediately started.
The farmers criticized the government for its incompetence and indifference to the water shortage issue, which was seriously impacting agricultural output in the country.
They said rulers and the politicians were responsible for the delay in construction of water reservoirs and dams in the country.
They criticized Indus River System Authority Chairman for saying that equitable distribution of water among the provinces could not be guaranteed.
On India’s water aggression against Pakistan, the farmers asked the government to seek international arbitration over violations of Indus Water Treaty by India.
They asked the government not to entertain US, World Bank and IMF pressures on this issue and go all out for getting the country’s due right.
Participants of the convention emphasized on Army Chief Gen Qamar Bajwa to realize the seriousness of water shortage and play his role with regards to the implementation of Indus Water Treaty.
The participants of the convention decided to hold farmer rallies on the occasion of 59th anniversary of Indus Water Treaty on October 19 and present memoranda to US embassy and UN mission on Indian violations of Indus Water Treaty.

Across the region, countries depend heavily on food imports.
As their populations urbanise and grow, the need for imports will increase.
These are some of the Middle East and North of Africa related key findings of the 2017 Global Food Policy Report, which was issued by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) on 24 May at an international experts meeting in Cairo.
Dealing with the major challenges facing the Middle East and North of Africa (MENA) social and economic development, the Cairo international experts seminar focused on food import dependency in a region rife with population growth, urbanisation and conflict.
Food Imports Dependency Nevertheless, the food imports dependency ratio of all other MENA countries exceeds 30 per cent, with Iraq, Mauritania, Oman, and Yemen reaching about 50 per cent, and Gulf countries such as Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates reaching up to 70 per cent, said Breisinger.
According to the researcher, scope remains for increasing agricultural output in the region—but additional land and water resources for crop production are limited; climate change is expected to reduce crop yields; and fast-growing cities are encroaching on (often fertile) agricultural land.
“To ensure future food security, MENA countries should be prepared to import more food from international markets in the near future.” Asked about the growing water challenges in the region, Breisinger said to IPS that water scarcity is projected to get much more severe in MENA, but there are technical and policy options to avoid disaster.
In the Middle East and North Africa, further declines, estimated from 778 m3 to 506 m3 per capita per year, are expected to severely constrain livelihoods and economic development.” According to Breisinger, possible solutions to mitigate climate change impact on water scarcity include: increasing water use efficiency, and investing in alternative sources of water.
Economic and Social Safety Net Reforms in Egypt Many of the economic challenges that Egypt is facing today have for decades been deeply rooted in the country, he said.
Much of that growth is concentrated in urban areas, with the Cairo metropolitan area expected to grow by half a million people by the end of 2017, more than any other city in the world.

Catchy ‘Under The Sea’ parody teaches Cape Town how to save water.
But let’s be real: does Perry’s track help Cape Town citizens save water?
But this gem of a jingle does.
Written and performed by teacher, rock band member and Capetonian Emma Engers, this parody of Under The Sea from Disney’s The Little Mermaid teaches residents how easy it is to save water.
Cape Town, seriously now, don’t flush when you pee Although it’s a parody, it does pack some pertinent and useful advice for Capetonians battling the city’s water scarcity.
Use a bucket when you shower.
Don’t do laundry.
Also, keep your freaking taps closed when brushing your teeth.
Add steel drums to the song’s spongy beat and you have an infectious tune the City of Cape Town should perhaps think about using in schools to educate kids.
Have a look at it below, and let it refrain in your head for the remainder of the drought.