This article from the BBC explores solar water purification in Tanzania. This technique, involving placing bottles of water in the sunlight to decontaminate it and make it drinkable, is a little-known means of providing safe drinking water to millions of p

Food safety is a matter of intense public concern, and for good reason. Millions of annual cases of food "poisonings" raise alarm not only about the food served in restaurants and fast-food outlets but also about foods bought in supermarkets. The introduct

The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed the year 2003 as the International Year of Freshwater. The resolution, adopted on 20 December 2000, was initiated by the Government of Tajikistan and supported by 148 other countries. It encourages Governments

The UNESCO Water Portal is intended to enhance access to information related to freshwater available on the World Wide Web. The site provides links to the current UNESCO and UNESCO-led programmes on freshwater and will serve as an interactive point for sha

As globalization and market liberalization march forward unabated the global commons continue to be commodified and privatized at a rapid pace. In this global process, the ownership, sale and supply of water is increasingly a flashpoint for debates and con

Physical-Chemical Treatment of Water and Wastewater is not only descriptive but is also analytical in nature. The work covers the physical unit operations and unit processes utilized in the treatment of water and wastewater. Its organization is designed to

'Coping with Water Scarcity' is the theme for World Water Day 2007, which is celebrated each year on 22nd March. The theme highlights the significance of cooperation and importance of an integrated approach to water resource management of water at internat

The African Water Facility (AWF) is an initiative led by the African Ministers' Council on Water (AMCOW) to mobilize resources to finance water resources development activities in Africa. The African Development Bank (AfDB) hosts the Facility on the reques

Return to the Food System Portal The Public Health sector of the Food Wheel is organized by society to protect, promote, and restore the people's health. Participants in the food system portal that work in Public Health can add themselves to this page. We

Explicit priority-setting presents Mexico with the opportunity to match the pressure and complexity of an advancing epidemiologic transition with evidence-based policies driven by a fundamental concern on how to better use scarce resources to improve popul