In rural Burkina Faso, most people get their drinking water through boreholes, a narrow vertical shaft drilled into the ground. Women and girls are traditionally responsible for fetching water, often traveling for miles several times a week.
USAID's Sustainable Water Partnership (SWP) is a mechanism that aligns with and integrates key United States Government foreign policy goals, as well as USAID strategic priorities unde
While the business case for investing in source water protection has become increasingly clearer, there are many hurdles that need to be addressed by basin and WASH managers, affected communities and the private sector, and local government offici
In Iraq, rising temperatures, reduced rainfall, and dropping water levels are all increasing the risk of drought and desertification. Growing water scarcity across the country threatens the health and livelihoods of at least seven million Iraqis.
A hallmark of USAID's approach to water resource management is the use of science and data to inform local governments’ policies and plans to manage critical watersheds and develop water sources.
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USAID Karnali Water supports the Government of Nepal to create healthy, water-secure communities via sustainable drinking water access, fecal sludge management, agriculture water management, an