Africa Water, Sanitation & Hygiene Africa Water, Sanitation Jan -Feb 2014 Vol.10 No1 | Page 7

NEWS in brief

Around Africa

facilities – including water points – in the most vulnerable
areas over the coming weeks.

and impactful. The Public Utilities Corporation will be the
Implementing Agency.

Malawi is the worst affected of the three southeast African
countries hit by heavy rainstorms, which started two weeks
ago. Mozambique and Madagascar have also reported
damage and deaths from floods.

“The fast pace of urban growth coupled with dysfunctional
sanitation systems are threatening the fragile environment
of the islands which depend heavily on tourism. The
development of a sanitation plan will in particular look at
using reclaimed water for irrigation, landscape and industry,
reducing waste and improving people’s livelihoods,” said
AWF Coor