Coconut holes and clam shells: using indigenous knowledge and modern science to find drinking water in Pacific communities

More than 5million Pacific people don’t have access to basic drinking water: this needs to change

This World Water Day is about reflecting on the critical importance that groundwater plays in the lives and livelihoods of communities all over the world.   In the Pacific, too many communities continue to lack access to safe and resilient drinking water…

Green News: Let's not waste water, let's protect it

Did you know that a tap left open will produce nearly 20,000 Liters/day? This is the daily consumption of 70 families of 4 people.

Green News: Do you value your water source?

Universal access to water and sanitation key to building a resilient Pacific

Universal access to water and sanitation key to building a resilient Pacific   By Dr Stuart Minchin, Director-General Pacific Community (SPC) This World Water Day, more than a million Pacific Islanders are waking to the task of collecting drinking water…

World Water Day focuses attention on nature-based solutions to the Pacific’s water and sanitation challenges

Could the answer to the Pacific’s water and sanitation challenges be found in nature? Today the Pacific marks World Water Day, a day designated to acknowledge and celebrate the importance of our fresh water resources.

Focusing attention on Pacific challenges in achieving safe water and sanitation for all on World Water Day

Today the Pacific marks World Water Day, a day designated to acknowledge and celebrate the importance of fresh water resources to sustainable development. However today, like every other day of the calendar, more than a million Pacific Islanders will…

Pacific community marks World Water Day

On 22 March each year, Pacific Island countries and territories pause to acknowledge and celebrate the importance of their fresh water resources to sustainable development.
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